Topic
Endocrine Disruptors
16 published works
Personal Injury Law Journal
Lawsuit Claims L’Oreal’s Hair Straighteners Cause Cancer
A Missouri woman has sued L’Oreal, along with several other beauty companies, alleging that she developed uterine cancer as a result of using their hair straightening products. Per the lawsuit,…
REACHblog™
EC Begins Public Consultation on Draft CLP Amendment Concerning New Hazard Classes for Endocrine Disruptors, PBTs, vPvBs, PMTs, and vPvMs
By Lynn L. Bergeson, Carla N. Hutton
On September 20, 2022, the European Commission (EC) began a public consultation on a draft delegated regulation that would amend Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of…
Napoli Shkolnik Blog
Paraben based Beauty Products: Not As Innocent As You Thought
By Shivam Singh
Black women spend a staggering half a billion dollars on hair care products annually, and this sum does not include hair paraphernalia like wigs or styling tools. These products take…
REACHblog™
ECHA Begins Consultation Identifying BPF, BPAF, and Eight BPAF Salts as Endocrine Disruptors
By Lynn L. Bergeson, Carla N. Hutton
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) published an item in its May 11, 2022, ECHA Weekly announcing that it is launching consultations to support the Member State Committee (MSC) in adopting…
The Right Coast
Penises are shrinking because of pollution, warns environmental scientist | Living
In case you needed another reason to care about the climate crisis, it has been found that pollution is causing human penises to shrink.A leading epidemiologist and environmental scientist has…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
What to Think about the Decrease in Sperm Quality
New York Times (March 12, 2017), Are Your Sperm in Trouble?, by Nicholas Kristof: Sperm is decreasing in quality and testicular cancer is on the rise. Studies show a rapid decrease…
Food Safety News
FDA’s final rule on antibacterial soaps bans 19 ingredients
By News Desk
Nineteen ingredients commonly used in antibacterial soaps and washes, including two suspected endocrine disruptors linked to reproductive and developmental harm, are being phased out with the publication of a new federal…
The Daily Intake
Eye on the EU
Sweden takes the European Commission to the Court of Justice of the EU over endocrine disruptors. The discussion over the establishment of science-based criteria for endocrine disruptors is ongoing in…
Food Safety News
Petition Launched to Remove Propyl Paraben from Food
By Lydia Zuraw
Propyl paraben is the latest focus in the debate concerning additives that are “generally recognized as safe,” or GRAS. The overall concern of the Environmental Working Group (EWG) and other…
Food Safety News
Could Glowing Fish Help Improve Food Safety?
By News Desk
A startup in Hong Kong is hoping to use light-up fish embryos to improve food safety. The company, Vitargent, engineered medaka and zebrafish embryos to turn fluorescent green or develop…