2026 (42 POSTS)
Mihalchik AL , Roberts A, LaCombe J, Lloyd M, Doepker C , Eapen A. 2026. Evaluation of the safety and potential genotoxicity of a high-purity mogroside ingredient containing siamenoside I produced from a modified strain of Yarrowia lipolytica . Toxicol Rep 17(Dec):102297; doi: 10.1016/j.toxrep.2026.102297 . PMID: 42388455.
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Topics: food additives , food safety , Food science , safety assessment
Pochron ST, Ye X, Maroli AS, Venkatesan AK, Sasoun S, Gaylor TJ, Girgis M, Jacobellis MA , et al. 2026. Recreational microplastics as emerging pollutants: Effects of crumb rubber leachate across ecosystems. Chemosphere 410(Sept):145034; doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2026.145034 . PMID: 42447661.
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Topics: ecotoxicology , Environmental Science , microplastics , tire particles (TRWP)
Summan M, Doepker CL , Brorby GP . 2026. Safety evaluation of an aqueous root and leaf extract of Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera ). Phytother Res 40(8):5030-5047; doi: 10.1002/ptr.70314 . PMID: 41987003.
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Topics: Exposure Assessment , food safety , Food science , regulatory toxicology , safety assessment
Frankenfeld CL , Movva N , Hooda N , Gauthier J , Reichert H , Doepker C . 2026. Analysis of National Health and Nutrition Survey (NHANES): Nutrient, food, and beverage intake of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist users with type 2 diabetes, 2007-2020. J Nutr 156(8):101685; doi: 10.1016/j.tjnut.2026.101685 . PMID: 42331063.
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Topics: diabetes , NHANES , nutrition
Bearth A, Kopainsky B, Jones LB, Vist GE, Husoy T, Svendsen C, Whaley P,…, Wikoff D , et al. 2026. Modelling the regulatory toxicology system to promote the effective use of new approach methodologies: A system thinking approach. NAM J 2(Jul 24):100120; doi: 10.1016/j.namjnl.2026.100120 . PMID: 42569723
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Topics: chemical safety assessment , NAMs , regulatory toxicology , risk assessment
Mathisen GH, Whaley P, Kopainsky B, Ames HM, Hoffmann S, Husoy T, Jones L,…, Wikoff D , et al. 2026. Preparing for CHANGE: How systems thinking supports an effective transition from animal studies to NAMS. NAM J 2(July 20):100118; doi: 10.1016/j.namjnl.2026.100118 . PMID: 42564567.
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Topics: NAMs , regulatory toxicology
Bright PW, Jackson ME, Fender CL , Lee K, Haggerty C, Schindler J, Truong L, Tanguay RL, Garcia-Jaramillo M. 2026. Integrated chemical and toxicity screening of tap drinking water across Western Oregon using suspect and nontarget screening. Environ Sci Technol 60(25):17706-17717; doi: 10.1021/acs.est.6c01661 . PMID: 42304736.
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Topics: chemical safety assessment , Exposure Assessment , water
Kirman CR, Lipscomb JC, Rogers J , Schoeny RS, Seed JG, Sonawane BR, Hays SM. 2026. Evaluation of the modes of action for key noncancer effects of 1,3-Butadiene: Input from an independent expert panel to support derivation of data-derived extrapolation factors. Crit Rev Toxicol 56(4):252-278; doi: 10.1080/10408444.2026.2661191 . PMID: 42261678.
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Topics: chemical safety assessment , mode of action , risk assessment
Buerger AN , Thompson CM , Heintz MM , Maberti S, Palermo CM, Haws LC . 2026. Application of quantitative and qualitative uncertainty assessment risk management decision-making: A case study with diisononyl phthalate. Food Chem Toxicol 214(Aug):116110; doi: 10.1016/j.fct.2026116110 . PMID: 42035978.
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Topics: phthalates , risk analysis , risk assessment
Nguyen HVM, Hu F, Shakya E, Fender C , Lee K, Schindler J, Garcia-Jaramillo M, Ahsan N, et al. 2026. Mitochondrial-haplotype influences plasma metabolome, lipidome, and proteome in a sex specific manner in the genetically heterogenous OKC-HETB/W rat. FASEB J 40(10):e71736; doi: 10.1096/fj.202502189RRR . PMID: 42171346.
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Topics: metabolites
Fender CL , Morshead M, Schindler J, Williamson M, Brown K, Cohen C, Feldman L, et al. 2026. Addressing community concerns about unregulated organic contaminants in surface water: Integrating suspect and non-targeted chemical analyses with Zebrafish toxicity testing and computational hazard comparisons. Environ Pollut 399(15 June):128103; doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2026.128103 . PMID: 41997357.
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Topics: community health , ecotoxicology , water
Bond G, Becker RA, Rish W , Ryman JP, Verwiel AH. 2026. Cumulative impact assessment within vulnerable communities: Challenges, opportunities and path forward. J Toxicol Regul Pol 2(1):1-19; doi: 10.69982/JTRP-25-0012 .
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Topics: community health , Exposure Assessment , risk assessment
Thompson CM , Heintz MM , Rogers SI , Vincent MJ , Haws LC . 2026. Integration of mechanistic and repeat dose toxicity data in the derivation of an oral reference dose for HFPO-DA. Toxicol Sci 209(5):kfag045; doi: 10.1093/toxsci/kfag045 . PMID: 41968070.
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Topics: PFAS , risk assessment
Buerger AN , Heintz MM , Haws LC , Thompson CM . 2026. Mode-of-action and human relevance assessment for diisononyl phthalate-induced liver tumor s in rodents. J Appl Toxicol ; doi : 10.1002/jat.70223 . Online ahead of print May 5 th . PMID: 42086044.
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Topics: carcinogens , mode of action , phthalates
Pimenta K, Edwards J, Ray M, Naser AM, Price C , Idassi O, Strong K, Were W, et al. 2026. Contemporary global burden of sickle cell anaemia under-5 and under-20: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Br J Haematol 10.1111/bjh.70501. Online ahead of print May 3; doi: 10.1111/bjh.70501 . PMID: 42070793.
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Topics: meta-analysis , Systematic Review
Doepker C , Franzen A , Brorby G , Brown L, Choksi N , East A , Wikoff D . 2026. Smoke flavoring—A case study demonstrating the value of using benefit-risk analysis for foods (BRAFO) to provide transparency for risk management decisions. Regul Toxicol Pharmacol 167(May):106033; doi: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2026.106033 . PMID: 41577161.
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Topics: food safety , Food science , risk analysis , risk assessment
Lea IA , Buerger AN , Vincent MJ ,…, Choksi NY , Schaefer H , Britt J , Fitch S , Haws L , Borghoff SJ . 2026. Evaluating the potential carcinogenic hazard of diisononyl phthalate in humans via systematic integration of human, animal cancer studies, and mechanistic data. Curr Res Toxicol 10(Apr 30):100295; doi: 10.1016/j.crtox.2026.100295 .
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Topics: carcinogens , mode of action , risk assessment
Mahony C, Bartlett A, Fitzpatrick S, Galli C, Hunt P, Inselman A, Jimenez J,…, Rogers J , et al. 2026. A screening strategy for identifying the developmental and reproductive toxicity potential of botanicals. 64(1):639-557; doi: 10.1080/13880209.2026.2659421 . PMID: 42048162.
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Topics: food safety , NAMs , nutrition , reproductive toxicology
Buerger AN , Vincent MJ , Fitch S , Rivera B, Engel N, Zhang J, Rushton EK, Borghoff SJ . 2026. A mechanistic evaluation of the metabolism disrupting potential of methyl tert -butyl ether. Curr Res Toxicol 10(Apr 20):100290; doi: 10.1016/j.crtox.2026.100290 . PMID: 42057916.
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Topics: metabolites , mode of action , MTBE
Massarsky A, Evans VJB, Fung ES, Yang LGL, Rogers KL, Buerger AN , Maier A, Reichard JF. A framework for assessing the safety of degraded pharmaceuticals for long-duration space missions—Part II: Framework application in four case studies. Crit Rev Toxicol; doi: 10.1080/10408444.2026.2633422 . Online ahead of print April 16. PMID: 41988975.
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