Environmental systematic review experts have published a new study finding “sufficient evidence of toxicity” connecting formaldehyde exposure to asthma in children and adults -- a signal that EPA researchers could reach a similar conclusion when they update a long-pending assessment of formaldehyde that previously focused on cancer risks.
Forty-two "mystery chemicals" were found in the blood of 30 Bay Area pregnant women, according to a recent study conducted by scientists at University of California, San Francisco.
A study has found evidence of dozens of synthetic chemicals previously undetected in humans in the blood of pregnant women and their newborns.
Researchers behind a new study that identified more than 100 chemicals, some of which remain a “mystery,” in the blood of 30 California women and their babies in utero are urging EPA to require manufacturers to provide more toxicity data about their chemicals while also directing standardized reporting of compounds and their uses.
Lovers of macaroni and cheese will soon have the choice to avoid toxic chemicals in their favorite dish — but only if they can afford it.
You may not realize it, but you likely encounter phthalates every day. These chemicals are found in many plastics, including food packaging, and they can migrate into food products during processing. They’re in personal care products like shampoos, soaps and laundry detergents, and in the vinyl flooring in many homes.
Environmental justice (EJ) advocates are urging EPA to develop a more robust nationwide mapping system to identify communities impacted by toxic chemicals as part of its TSCA work, in an early marker for how they will seek to integrate the Biden administration’s sweeping EJ agenda into the chemicals program. During EPA’s Feb.
Sharp criticism from the federal government’s top science advisory institute on Tuesday prompted the EPA to drop a method developed during the Trump administration to analyze chemicals.
Leading baby food manufacturers are selling—knowingly and without warning—unsafe products contaminated with dangerous levels of toxic heavy metals that can cause serious and often irreversible damage to infant brain development, according to a new congressional investigation that is generating renewed calls for greater regulation of the industry.
Leading baby food manufacturers are selling—knowingly and without warning—unsafe products contaminated with dangerous levels of toxic heavy metals that can cause serious and often irreversible damage to infant brain development, according to a new congressional investigation that is generating renewed calls for greater regulation of the industry.
Ingredients in many baby foods, including some organic fare, are contaminated with heavy metals like arsenic, lead and cadmium at levels that are far higher than those allowed in products like bottled water, congressional investigators said Thursday.
Environmentalists are urging EPA to consider regulating certain uses and exposure pathways of 1,4-dioxane under TSCA even though the Trump administration excluded them from its controversial evaluation of the substance, arguing that the benefits that accrue from such rules could justify any regulations.
Congressional investigators have reported that ingredients in many popular baby foods are laced with heavy metals like lead, cadmium, and arsenic. According to the reports released on Feb. 4, 2021, these toxic levels are found to be much higher than those allowed in other products — such as bottled water.
Ingredients in many baby foods, including some organic fare, are contaminated with heavy metals such as arsenic, lead, and cadmium at levels that are far higher than those allowed in products such as bottled water, congressional investigators said Thursday.