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The ToxFAQs from the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) presents a series of summaries on hazardous substances at:
www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxfaq.html (in French and Spanish)
The International Food Information Council (IFICF) presents Q&As on food safety at:
http://ific.org/publications/qa/index.cfm (in English and Spanish)
Q&As on food, nutrition and cosmetics from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) at:
http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/%7Edms/qa-top.html
FAQs about exposure to toxicants in our environment from EXTOXNET at:
http://extoxnet.orst.edu/faqs
The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health & Safety (CCOHS) provides answers to workplace concerns at:
www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/ (in English and French)

The News Alert Service of the European Commission's DG Environment, which provides new scientific evidence on various environmental themes:
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/integration/newsalert/themes_en.html
The Environmental Health Perspective (EHP) journal of the US National Institute of Environmental Health Science presents Environews by topic at:
http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/topic/
The Healthfinder of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) at:
www.healthfinder.gov (in English or Spanish)
The EurActiv news website on EU policies presents environmental news at:
www.euractiv.com/en/environment
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) is a coalition of international companies committed to sustainable development at:
www.wbcsd.ch

The COM+ alliance is a partnership of international organizations and communications professionals committed to using communications to advance a vision of sustainable development that integrates its three pillars: economic, social and environmental: www.complusalliance.org/
The Center for Informed Decision Making aims to help readers to make informed decisions about environmental, health and safety issues and defines some important scientific concepts: http://cygnus-group.com/CIDM/
Communicating risk - an online learning resource for journalists, public officials and scientists.

The European Food Information Council (EUFIC) provides information on food safety at:
www.eufic.org (in 6 languages)
Science in Society resources - directory of Science in Society related websites.