Note from Fluoride Action Network: The brain is the main target of Sulfuryl fluoride. Structural Formula of Sulfuryl Fluoride: Abstract The European Commission submitted to the EFSA Panel on Plant Health a Dossier by USDA proposing a systems approach to mitigate the risk of entry of Bretziella fagacearum to the EU when trading oak logs […]
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Welcome to the Fluoride Action Network News Archive. The FAN News Archive serves as an historical repository for fluoride news stories, positive or negative. Since FAN catalogs all news stories on fluoride, our news section remains a reliable database of all published fluoride news.
Our news database is categorized by country, state/province, and industry. This collection of articles is constantly being updated with the most recent global news on fluoride-related issues and events.
Sulfoxaflor and flupyradifurone more toxic to bees than expected
New scientific information shows that Sulfoxaflor and Flupyradifurone, two new generation neonicotinoid insecticides approved in the EU in 2015, are more toxic to bees than initially thought. The Standing Committee on phytopharmaceuticals meeting of 3-4 December will discuss the future of these substances. While the Commission proposes taking action, some Member States are pushing to […]
PFAS in food: European Foof Safety Authority assesses risks and sets tolerable intake
EFSA has set a new safety threshold for the main perfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, that accumulate in the body. The threshold – a group tolerable weekly intake (TWI) of 4.4 nanograms per kilogram of body weight per week – is part of a scientific opinion on the risks to human health arising from the presence […]
Peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance pydiflumetofen
Conclusion on Pesticides Peer Review Open Access Peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance pydiflumetofen Read it online at https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.2903/j.efsa.2019.5821 Abstract The conclusions of EFSA following the peer review of the initial risk assessments carried out by the competent authority of the rapporteur Member State France and co-rapporteur Member State Austria […]
Safety assessment of the substance, titanium dioxide surface treated with fluoride-modified alumina, for use in food contact materials
EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes and Processing Aids (CEP) Panel members: José Manuel Barat Baviera, Claudia Bolognesi, Beat Johannes Bruschweiler, Andrew Chesson, Pier Sandro Cocconcelli, Riccardo Crebelli, David Michael Gott, Konrad Grob, Evgenia Lampi, Alicja Mortensen, Gilles Rivière, Vittorio Silano, Inger-Lise Steffensen, Christina Tlustos, Henk Van Loveren, Laurence Vernis and Holger Zorn. Note: The […]
LCA confirms fluorine textile coating risks
BRUSSELS – A 3-year EU life cycle assessment [LCA] study to evaluate alternatives to fluorine-based durable water and oil textile repellents (DWOR) has concluded that fluorinated formulations have a negative environmental impact “10 – 40 times larger” than fluorine-free alternatives. The same study also confirms that while fluorine-free water repellent coatings can do the same […]
Nutrient Profiling: Friend or Foe?
Salt is essential to a healthy life. But due to a lack of regulatory framework and harmonisation, European public health policies have failed to address issues linked to malnutrition, particularly lack of micronutrients and the ensuing health impacts, writes Inge Neetens. Inge Neetens is the communications manager at EUsalt, an association of European salt producers. […]
Fipronil not approved for use in the European Union
Molecular formula for Fipronil: It’s party time for bees and other species, because, starting today, the chemical pesticide fipronil can’t be used anymore in agriculture across Europe. Fipronil is a common pesticide used in agriculture and sparked an international food scandal last summer because the toxic substance was used illegally in chicken stables, contaminating eggs […]
EU Peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of picoxystrobin
Note from FAN: Molecular formula for Picoxystrobin CAS No. 117428-22-5 ABSTRACT: The conclusions of EFSA following the peer review of the initial risk assessments carried out by the competent authorities of the rapporteur Member State Czech Republic and co-rapporteur Member State Romania for the pesticide active substance picoxystrobin and the assessment of applications for maximum […]
Mercedes takes aim at ‘toxic’ R1234yf air conditioning coolant
One gram of hydrogen fluoride gas “can kill” MERCEDES will fit fire prevention systems under the bonnet of its cars in response to a new European regulation that it claims could endanger drivers’ lives. From January 1, 2017, all new cars sold in the EU must use eco-friendly coolant in their air-conditioning systems. But Mercedes says […]