The National Research Council has affirmed that styrene, often used in food packaging and foam coffee cups, is linked to cancer. What’s the industry’s reaction? Polystyrene foam packaging has been a ...

A new report from the National Research Council has upheld the listing of styrene as “reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen” in the National Toxicology Program’s 12th Report on Carcinogens ...

A chemical used in foam cups and disposable food containers may cause cancer, scientists have warned. Styrene can be 'reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen', the National Research Council in ...

Dublin, Jan. 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Styrene Market Report by Product Type, End User, and Region 2025-2033" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The global styrene ...

Giant-size sugary drinks will soon be vanquished, and smoking in indoor public spaces is already taboo. Now the latest enemy within, according to the Bloomberg administration, is the foam coffee cup.

WASHINGTON (WUSA9) --Styrene foam is strong, reliable and cheep to get your hands on. It's used in everything from household goods, food containers, cups and plates and according to new research it ...

OAK BROOK, Illinois, September 26, 2013 (ENS) – McDonald’s Corporation, the world’s largest fast food franchise, will replace polystyrene foam hot beverage cups with paper-based cups at all its 14,000 ...

Science v. Politics–When a popular chemical is in the regulatory crosshairs, the debate invariably passes through advocacy and industry grinders. Crusaders and apologists go head to head. Hysteria ...