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HEEDS News May 2023
 

Events

Webinar: Food contact materials: a road map to improved safety testing
healthandenvironment.org
This Jan. 9, 2024 webinar features Dr. Jane Muncke of the Food Packaging Forum discussing a new article, “A vision for safer food contact m...
CHE Café: Multisolving for climate, chemicals & health
healthandenvironment.org
This Jan. 25 conversation-style webinar features Dr. Elizabeth Sawin of the Multisolving Institute and Beverley Thorpe of Clean Production Action...
Woods Hole course on endocrine disrupting chemicals
mbl.edu
Applications are due Jan. 15 for this two week-long May 2024 course at the Woods Hole Marine Biological Laboratory. Learn from some of the best s...

Policy and Regulations

The global plastics treaty: Why is it needed?
thelancet.com
This comment in The Lancet argues that, "... physicians, nurses, health workers, and scientists are trusted voices who can help mitigate pla...
Former EPA official says agency fails to protect public from toxic pesticides
theguardian.com
Karen McCormack says regulators at environmental agency are discouraged from speaking up about dangerous chemicals.
EPA begins review of PVC ingredient vinyl chloride, which could lead to restrictions or ban
ehn.org
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it’s reviewing vinyl chloride under the Toxic Control Substance Act (TSCA), which coul...
Resources, Tools, and Reports
The pesticide playbook
aljazeera.com
A global chemical giant covered up its product’s links to Parkinson’s. Fault Lines investigates.
Report: Forever chemicals in single-use food packaging and tableware from 17 countries
ipen.org
This report from the International Pollutants Elimination Network (IPEN) finds that more than half of the samples tested contained PFAS.
Scented period products bring worrisome toxic exposures. Who’s most at risk?
ehn.org
Many everyday household products expose us to chemicals and pollutants. Few products, however, allow these chemicals to interact with our bodie...

Endocrine Disruptors In the News

Some NC cities sign on to $10 billion PFAS settlements, other opt out
publicradioeast.org
Today, one of two major settlements between chemical producers and cities across the nation could be approved by courts. The first of the two set...
Judith Enck: Chicago must choose lead pipe replacement material carefully
chicagotribune.com
PVC pipes will undoubtedly be considered as a replacement for lead and we must ensure that we don’t swap one problematic material for anoth...
‘Forever chemicals’ remain in Minnesota, but Pentagon says PFAS are crucial to national security
kstp.com
In a letter to Congress in August, the Department of Defense outlined the many critical uses of PFAS in aircraft, missile systems, and a wide var...
Vested interests pose threat to chemical waste and plastic pollution initiatives
chemistryworld.com
Researchers warn that conflicts of interest will hinder efforts to tackle the world's pollution crises.

New Science

Phthalates linked to vitamin D deficiency in women
ehn.org
Phthalates, a type of endocrine disrupting chemical, were associated with lower vitamin D levels in a recent study of healthy Caucasian women pub...
PFAS exposure may have long-term impacts on bone health
ehn.org
Teens and young adults exposed to higher levels of PFAS had lower bone mineral density (BMD), according to a new study in Environmental Research....
Epigeneticist posits that obesity may be caused by ancestors' exposure to toxic chemicals
spokesman.com
WSU’s Michael Skinner suggests that today’s high rates of obesity could be linked to epigenetics rather than just diet and exercise.
Degrading plastic waste using the power of superworm guts
ehn.org
Microbes found in the guts of plastic-munching worms may help us break down plastic more efficiently, according to a new study published in Envir...
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