AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoFood Safety Overhaul: HHS and FDA moved to tighten oversight of food ingredients, proposing mandatory GRAS notifications and pushing a federal definition for ultra-processed foods—while critics warn the plan still leaves gaps and won’t remove thousands of existing additives. PFAS Pressure: U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin and colleagues urged EPA to drop a proposal that would weaken PFAS drinking-water limits, arguing it would expose millions to unsafe levels linked to cancer and developmental harm. Pregnancy Chemical Links: A new study in the Journal of the Endocrine Society found higher phthalate exposure in pregnant women may be associated with elevated blood pressure, raising questions about personal-care chemical exposure. Petrochemical Risk in War: Ukraine struck Russia’s Nizhnekamsk oil and petrochemical area, killing 13, and also hit the ZapSibNeftekhim complex in Tobolsk, underscoring how chemical supply chains are getting pulled into the conflict. Corporate Restructuring Watch: Braskem creditors increased pressure on Petrobras to fund a rescue to avoid court-supervised restructuring, keeping Brazil’s petrochemical shake-up in focus. Industrial Chemicals Incidents: Milwaukee’s school fire was traced to chemical-soaked rags that spontaneously combusted, highlighting workplace and cleaning-material safety risks.
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