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SIRC Statements on Styrene Issues

The statements below are in order by date, with the most recent statement on top.

Click here for a list of SIRC statements in order by TOPIC.

October 2009

• Plastics Foodservice Packaging Group Statement on Safety and Health Aspects of Clear (Solid) and Foam Polystyrene Foodservice Products

August 24, 2009

• SIRC Statement: Styrene Not a Human Carcinogen, Does Not Contain BPA

August 21, 2009

• Styrene Not a “Known Carcinogen,” Does Not Contain BPA, SIRC Says

August 13, 2009

• SIRC's statement on Judgment re: California Proposition 65 Motion for Preliminary Injunction

July 17, 2009

• Statement on SIRC's request to stop California Proposition 65 listing of styrene

January 5, 2009

• Polystyrene Foodservice Safety: What You Need to Know

November 13, 2008

• Styrene Industry Science Investment: A Commitment to Public and Worker Safety

August 26, 2008

• Statement on styrene's potential carcinogenicity
• Statement on styrene and children's health
• Statement on styrene and breast cancer
• Statement on IARC treatment of styrene
• SIRC statement on IRIS process
• SIRC backgrounder on IRIS process
• Q&A on Harvard Center for Risk Analysis findings

January 25, 2008

• Statement on firefighters and cancer

November 20, 2007

• Statement on Harvard Center for Risk Analysis findings

November 14, 2007

• Statement concerning styrene and cancer

June 7, 2006

• SIRC backgrounder on the VCCEP

March 14, 2006

• “Mode of Action” Statement

November 9, 2005

• Statement on neurobehavioral effects of styrene

April 22, 2004

• Children's health Q&A

External Links:

• Plastic Myth-Buster
• Styrene Monomer: Environmental, Health, and Safety Guidelines
• Facts on Plastic
• Material Safety Data Sheet for Styrene

Benefits of Styrenics

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• Brochure (PDF): Styrene: Bringing Peace of Mind and Quality of Life
• Brochure (PDF): Take a Closer Look at Polystyrene Packaging