Flash News – EFSA delays BPA opinion’s date again (to 2014)

Posted on by Cesare Varallo

European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) will launch a two-stage public consultation in July on an updated and extended assessment of exposure in Europe to bisphenol A (BPA), a substance used in food contact materials and in other products.Β The Authority’s last exposure assessment of BPA was in 2006 and this new assessment will mark a major … Continue reading Flash News – EFSA delays BPA opinion’s date again (to 2014)

US – Mother sues Monster Energy for her child’s death

Posted on by Cesare Varallo

The alert around energy drinks caffeine content is already high, but the following news enlightens again the problem. Paula Morris, mother of Alex Morris (19), dead by cardiac arrest on 1st July 2012,Β sued Monster Energy in the past days. The lawsuit, filed in Alameda County Superior Court alleges Morris would not have died if he … Continue reading US – Mother sues Monster Energy for her child’s death