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Plastics advertised as ‘BPA-free’ may contain the potentially toxic BPF instead

• Plastics

A team led by Associate Professor Ray Steptoe at the UQ Diamantina Institute has been able to 'turn-off' the immune response which causes allergic reaction in animals.

• Allergies
• Food

A powdered variant of a sweetener claimed to offer no aftertaste is now available from Omega Ingredients.

• Sugar
• Sweeteners

The tax on soft drinks, which comes into force in April 2018, needs to be changed to give manufacturers more incentive to reduce the sugar in their products, the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has argued.

• Sugar

Iodine levels in organic milk are now ahead of conventional milk for the first time since testing began, according to a study by a farmers’ co-operative.

• Organic
• Milk
• Suppliers

Nine new fat-soluble flavours for fillings in confectionery, bakery and dairy products have been launched by Sensient.

• Chocolate

Initial US ethylene contracts for May have settled at an increase of 1.25 cents/lb from April, market sources said on Thursday.

• Ethylene
• U.S.

The GST Council's announcement of rates for the textiles industry was met with a sense of relief on Saturday, although prices of garments over Rs 1,000 will rise marginally.

• Textile
• Cotton
• Yarn

The Cotton Council International (CCI), the global marketing arm of the US cotton industry, promoting cotton fibre, fabric, and fashion, has announced that eleven key executives...

• Bangladeshi
• Textile

Common chemicals found in everyday items such as furniture, cosmetics, shampoos and alcohol can increase the risk of cancer, says a new study.

• Chemical
• cosmetics

Cosmetics are more commonly used by females than males; however there are some useful cosmetic applications that men can use in today’s world.

• Cosmetics

Bangladeshis spent a whopping $2.5 billion dollars on cosmetics in 2016 alone, according to a recent report the State of the Global Islamic Economy Report 2016-17.

• Cosmetics

Last week, a bill was put before the House of Representatives that would ban animal testing of industrial chemicals intended solely for use in cosmetics.

• Cosmetics
• Test

In a Q&A session conducted at Americhem, a global organisation that delivers custom colour and additive solutions for customers seeking superior performance and batch-to-batch consistency for their polymer products based in the US...

• Pigment
• Coating

Initially, chromium, lead, and other heavy metals were employed in automotive coatings. The use of toxic chemicals and compounds is prohibited due to introduction of several environmental regulations, leading to use of water-based paints and coatings...

• OEM
• Coating

Amongst these continental Water-Soluble Wall Space Paint market, the report focuses on Water-Soluble Wall Space Paint market by countries like United States Water-Soluble Wall Space Paint market...

• Paint
• Coating

The American Chemistry Council's Global Chemical Production Regional Index (Global CPRI) shows that global chemicals production rose 0.1 percent in April, after a revised flat performance in March, as measured on a three-month moving average (3MMA) basis.

• Chemicals
• Middle East

The EU is looking at importing propylene from the US amid supply shortages in Europe resulting from outages in the region, market sources said Friday.

• US
• EU
• Propylene

The early arrival of monsoon rains has prompted many Indian cotton millers and traders to cancel or settle their import contracts, with expectations mounting that the South Asian nation would have a bumper crop of the textile ...

• Cotton
• Import

Prominent textile and apparel industry bodies have welcomed the rates announced for the industry by the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council. The single tax is to be rolled out pan India from July 1.

• Cotton
• Textile