Toxic roulette.
Chicago Tribune May 10, 2012 Michael Hawthorne Firemaster 550, touted as safe, is the latest in a long line of flame retardants allowed onto the... Read More
Chemical industry lobbyists keep stronger oversight plan at bay.
Chicago Tribune May 10, 2012 Michael Hawthorne With efforts to revamp the nation’s chemical safety law stalled in Congress, the Obama administration’s top environmental regulator... Read More
US scientist: ‘Many routes of exposure’ to endocrine disruptors.
Shanna H. Swan, a renowned scientist specialising in reproductive medicine, has warned about the health effects of endocrine disrupting chemicals known as phthalates which can end up in food via pesticides or plastics. In an interview with EurActiv, she calls on regulators to better protect consumers against those "hidden chemicals".