Researchers from Yale University have modeled a multi-step method to remediate agricultural soils contaminated with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Published in the Proceedings of the National Acade [...]
The European Commission has enacted stricter safety standards targeting industrial contaminants in infant nutrition and edible oils, according to official regulatory documentation released this week. Under Regu [...]
European regulators have significantly tightened dietary safety standards for trifluoroacetic acid (TFA)—a persistent chemical byproduct formed when certain pesticides and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substan [...]
Microscopic plastic fragments may pose a direct threat to human cardiovascular health. In a recent investigation published in the European Heart Journal, Italian scientists found high concentrations of micro- a [...]
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has issued a major scientific alert, warning that everyday dietary exposure to dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs exceeds safe boundaries across all age groups in Europe. &nb [...]
The European Chemicals Agency’s (ECHA) Risk Assessment Committee (RAC) has officially classified trifluoroacetic acid (TFA)—a highly persistent and mobile "forever chemical"— as toxic to repro [...]
The European Union has greenlit a comprehensive regulatory overhaul targeting hazardous mineral oils in the food supply chain. Meeting on May 13, 2026, representatives from member states within the SCOPAFF Stan [...]
Greenpeace International has recently published a new report, titled Are We Cooked? The Hidden Health Risks of Plastic-Packaged Ready Meals, which reveals that heating food in plastic containers triggers a mass [...]
For over 25 years, the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES) meticulously tracks, through its Total Diet Studies (EAT), what citizens actually consume by purchasing, [...]
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has recently released a comprehensive literature review examining the potential release of micro- and nanoplastics (MNPs) from food contact materials (FCMs) during thei [...]
