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WHO Regional Workshop on Chemical Safety
24 - 26th June 2013
The International Workshop to Strengthen Capacities for Sound Chemicals Management
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February 29, 2016 | Reuters
Lead’s damaging effects are worse on children.
A German environmental group said on Thursday it has found traces of the widely used weed-killer ingredient glyphosate in Germany's 14 most popular beers, a potential blow to the country's reputation for "pure" brewing.
February 26, 2016 | Reuters
German beer purity in question after environment group finds weed-killer traces.
A U.S. jury verdict linking regular use of Johnson & Johnson talcum powder to a woman's death from ovarian cancer has spurred new concern from consumers , but scientists say the evidence of real danger is inconclusive at best.
February 25, 2016 | Civil Eats
Dueling labels seek to anoint products free of toxic chemicals.
Exposure to multiple fumigants commonly used together in California may increase cancer risk, says new report.
February 25, 2016 | FairWarning
Evidence on talc cancer risk differs for jurors, researchers.
The competing labels are believed to be the first to specifically focus on a product’s impact to human health, filling a void left by regulatory agencies which have limited authority to police the ingredients used in household goods.
February 24, 2016 | The Nation, Food & Environment Reporting Network.
Pesticide combination impacts often greater than the sum of their parts.
As in most states, regulators in California only measure the effect of one pesticide at a time. But farmers often use several pesticides together—and that’s a big, toxic problem.
February 23, 2016 | Science News
India’s pollution levels beat China’s: Study.
The U.S. government will test various foods for exposure to glyphosate, the active ingredient in several herbicides. Tests on foods including soybeans, corn, milk and eggs are set to begin this year.
February 23, 2016 | Hindu, India
A new study suggests even the toughest pesticide regulations aren’t nearly tough enough.
The average Indian was exposed to more particulate matter than the average Chinese citizen in 2015 - the first time that has happened in the 21st century.
February 22, 2016 | New York Times
FDA to test foods for controversial herbicide
The death rate from lung cancer in the heavily industrialized province surrounding Beijing has more than quadrupled in the last four decades, according to a local cancer hospital and a report published Friday.
February 19, 2016 | Environmental Health News
How to reduce your exposure to PFOA.
Health scientists—in a review of the published data on glyphosate—see a “desperate need” for federal regulators around the world to revisit the herbicide's health impact.
February 19, 2016 | Albany WNYT TV, New York
Lung cancer deaths soar in China's steel country (Report)
PFOA: It's a toxic chemical suspected of causing cancer and Dr. David Carpenter says there are trace amounts in many products you probably use every day.
February 17, 2016 | USA Today
Experts call on feds to re-evaluate the world’s most heavily used herbicide.
Experts debunked a theory this week that linked pesticides to an increase in birth defects thought to be caused by the mosquito-borne Zika virus in Brazil.
February 16, 2016 | New Delhi Hindustan Times, India
Mobile phones and brain cancer: ‘no evidence of health risk’ is not the same as 'safe.'
A clutch of pesticides that could be carcinogenic and banned in many countries will continue their run in India.
February 16, 2016 | The Guardian
Understanding what the lead levels in Pennsylvania’s kids mean.
We exist in a sea of radiofrequency radiation never before seen in human history. Are we lab rats in an experiment with no controls?
February 16, 2016 | Philadelphia Inquirer, Pennsylvania
Scientists debunk theory linking pesticide, not Zika, to birth defects.
The current lead levels are the lowest since measurement began after World War II, but the US needs to more to eliminate lead in our poorest neighborhoods and protect our children.
February 15, 2016 | Mother Jones
New study finds persistent peril from urban coal soot in China and indoor smoke in India.
What do we know about lead contamination around the country—and what do we need to find out? The crisis in Flint, Michigan, has shed new light on an old problem: Despite decades of studies showing the irreversible developmental and neurological effects of lead, no federal agency tracks where lead contamination is a problem, and what the source of it may be.
February 15, 2016 | New York Times
Pesticides suspected to be carcinogenic escape India ban list.
In Chinese cities and India’s rural households, millions remain at risk from power plant pollution and smoky cooking and heating fires.
February 12, 2016 | New York Times
How big a problem is lead contamination in your county?
Every day, children and adults are exposed to a variety of chemicals found in common household items. Now a growing body of research suggests that many of these chemicals — which are used to make plastic more flexible, fruits and vegetables more abundant and upholstery less flammable — may also pose a threat to the developing brain.
February 12, 2016 | Science News
Vaping linked to host of new health risks
Many people assume e-cigarettes are a healthier alternative to smoking. But new animal data suggest vaping may pose immune risks — and possibly behavioral and reproductive risks for the children of women who vape during pregnancy.
February 11, 2016 | BBC
Toxic chemicals found in beached whales in Fife.
A pod of whales stranded in Fife had high concentrations of toxic chemicals, some of which had reached the mammals' brains, scientists have found.
February 10, 2016 | Los Angeles Times
Plastic microbead pollution harms oysters.
Oysters eat by filtering the water around them and digesting anything small enough to trap, whether that’s algae, phytoplankton - or tiny pieces of plastic floating in the ocean.
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