A study just published in Nano Today by researchers from the University of Eastern Finland traces a first possible route followed by nanoplastics up in the food chain to our bodies: from the soil, they are pick [...]
WHO has just published a new report to assess the potential health risks associated with exposure to nano- and microplastic particles (NMPs) from different sources, including air and diet. This re [...]
According to an investigation carried out by the non-profit association Agir pour l’Environment (Acting for the Environment), 78% of bottled water from the best-selling brands in France is contaminated wi [...]
According to a scientific report written by researchers at Stockholm University and ETH Zurich, rainwater in almost every location on the planet contains concentrations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (P [...]
The European Commission has recently published its Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/1396, amending the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 laying down specifications for food additives listed in Annexes II and [...]
Following the recently published risk assessment related to the consumption of foodstuffs containing nitrites and nitrates, the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES) [...]
The partners of the France Exposome Research Infrastructure (Inserm, Oniris Nantes, EHESP -School of Advanced Studies in Public Health, University of Rennes 1, University of Paris Cité, INRAE and Ineris [...]
Researchers from the Vrije Universiteit (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) have found microplastics in beef and pork samples, and in the feed, blood and milk of Dutch cows and pigs. The study, commissioned by [...]
Following numerous cases of hepatitis reported in Italy and France, the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES) is drawing public attention to the risks of harmful eff [...]
A team of scientists from the Food Packaging Forum (FPF), together with colleagues from eight academic institutions, analyzed more than 1 200 scientific studies where chemicals had been measured in food contact [...]
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