Scientists comment on the health effects of methanol, after several deaths in Laos due to methanol poisoning. Professor Christer … read more
A study published in Tobacco Control looks at metal exposure in teen vapers. Prof Kevin McConway, Emeritus Professor of Applied Statistics, … read more
A report, published by the Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment (COT), has looked … read more
Research, published in Nature, reports that ocean warming and changes in the diets of some fish, due to overfishing, may … read more
Research presented as part of a conference abstract at the European Congress of Endocrinology annual meeting suggests that exposure to … read more
DEFRA has said that toxic nerve agent ‘hotspots’ could still be in the city of Salisbury following the novichok attack on an ex-Russian spy and his daughter.
The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has completed its independent analysis of the chemical substance used in the Salisbury attack and has confirmed it was from the novichok family of nerve agents. read more
Yulia Skipral, poisoned by a nerve agent – Novichok – alongside her father Sergei Skripal, has been discharged from hospital.
The media is reporting that Sergei Skripal, the Russian ex-spy who was poisoned – alongside his daughter – by the nerve agent, Novichok, is no longer in a critical condition.
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The media is reporting that Yulia Skripal, who was poisoned with a nerve agent along with her father, is no longer in a critical condition.
Police are reporting that Sergei and Yulia Skripal most likely came into contact with the nerve agent, Novichok, at their home, and that the highest concentration of the agent was on their front door. read more
Low-level lead exposure and mortality in US adults is examined in a population-based cohort study, published in The Lancet. read more
Police have said the substance responsible for the critical illness of a Russian ex-spy and his daughter in Salisbury was a nerve agent. read more
Experts react to the news of a chemical haze at Beachy Head in Sussex. read more
Studies which assess the toxicology of new drugs typically have some element of animal testing, and a paper published in the journal Nature Communications has described a method using in vitro tests which are carried out without animals. The authors report that these tests were better than animal models at predicting toxicity of drugs to humans. read more
The European Food Safety Authority has published its reassessment of the safety of glyphosate, a component of herbicides. The report concludes that glyphosate is unlikely to cause cancer in humans. read more
The diets of rodents in food safety and toxicology studies is the topic of a paper published in the journal PLOS ONE, in which the authors report the presence of contaminants including heavy metals, pesticides, and genetically modified organisms in the feed or lab rodents. The authors go on to suggest that such contaminants could affect the reliability of toxicity testing in general. read more
Coca-Cola announced it would replace brominated vegetable oil in any of its products containing the ingredient. read more
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the US warned that ingredients in antibacterial soaps might pose health risks, calling for a safety review. read more
A study published in the Journal of Organic Systems appeared to show that pigs fed on genetically modified soy and corn developed stomach inflammation at greater rates than those fed a conventional diet. read more
