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Denmark moves forward with ban on PFAS in food contact materials
Policy
28 May 2020
Denmark's Minister for Food, Agriculture, and Fisheries confirmed that the country's upcoming ban on PFAS in food contact materials will proceed as scheduled, starting on July 1, 2020.
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Perfluoroalkyl Substance Exposure Was Negatively Associated With Cortisone Levels in Pregnancy
Science
19 May 2020 | J Endocr Soc
Early pregnancy concentrations of maternal PFAS were inversely associated with late pregnancy cortisone levels, indicating potential endocrine disruption in highly exposed mothers.
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Five European member states are launching a “call for evidence” for a comprehensive PFAS restriction
Policy
11 May 2020
All stakeholders are invited to fill out the questionnaire before July 31, 2020
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Maternal Plasma Perfluoroalkyl Substances and Miscarriage: A Nested Case-Control Study in the Danish National Birth Cohort
Science
28 Apr 2020 | Environ. Health Perspect.
Maternal exposures to higher levels of PFOA, PFHpS, and PFAS mixtures were associated with the risk of miscarriage and particularly among parous women.
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Model-based analysis of the uptake of perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) from soil into plants
Science
19 Feb 2020 | Chemosphere
A model was used to determine PFAS movement in the stem and fruit in red chicory.
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[Conference Abstract] Identification of per- and polyfluorinated substances in food contact materials by mass spectrometric profiling
Science
30 Dec 2019 | DTU Orbit
A screening study of food contact materials was found to contain various PFAS, including PFBA, PFPeA, PFHxA, PFHpA, PFDA, and PFOA.
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Denmark just became the first country to ban PFAS 'forever chemicals' from food packaging
News
4 Sep 2019 | CNN
Under Denmark's new regulation food packaging, for example, baking paper, and microwave popcorn bags will be required to be manufactured without any PFAS.
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Denmark becomes first country to ban all PFAS from food contact materials
Policy
3 Sep 2019
Danish Food Minister Mogens Jensen moves to ban harmful PFAS in food packaging.
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Denmark just became the first country to ban a toxic lining common in food containers
News
3 Sep 2019 | QUARTZ
The Danish government noted that “fortunately” there are other ways to make paper grease-proof and water-proof that don’t have the potential to cause cancer and endocrine disorders.
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Early life exposures to perfluoroalkyl substances in relation to adipokine hormone levels at birth and during childhood
Science
19 Jun 2019 | J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab.
Early life hormone disruption caused by PFAS exposure linked to adverse health outcomes.