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Food Packaging Plastic Can Harm Babies and Children |
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The National Toxics Network (NTN) is urgently renewing its calls for the Australian Government to protect human health and the environment and ban the use of the controversial plasticizer, Bisphenol A (BPA). This follows a turnaround by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) which now admits to serious concerns about the health impacts of BPA, especially for babies and children. Along with the National Institutes of Health, the FDA now acknowledge there are serious concerns with respect to developmental and reproductive impacts in infants and children exposed to BPA.
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Pollution Information Tasmania |
In the lead-up to the Tasmanian State Elections, a new network, Pollution Information Tasmania (PIT) has been established to connect local people working in issues relating to chemicals and other pollutants in air, soil and water, and to provide a central database to tell the truth about toxics in Tasmania. The Tasmania's Ecotoxicology Research Fund, a public fund, has already been set up to undertake research on the health of the environment.
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Endosulfan moves closer to global ban |
An international expert scientific panel recently concluded that the
pesticide endosulfan is a persistent pollutant that requires global
action to prevent further harm to human health and the environment.
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