New guidelines to help retailers and designers understand recyclability of paper and board-based packaging, promote use of packaging most easily processed by paper mills
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abril 15, 2019
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mayo 28, 2014
Washing, peeling and cooking ineffective at removing contaminants
New study investigates migration from paper and board into fruits and vegetables
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abril 30, 2014
Stakeholders comment on EFSA’s BPA risk assessment
EFSA invites BPA stakeholders for discussion of scientific opinions on risk assessment of BPA; stakeholders from national agencies, NGOs, industry, academia comment
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mayo 27, 2014
Harmonizing risk assessment of mixtures
EFSA to hold colloquium on human and ecological risk assessment of combined exposure to multiple chemicals
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noviembre 8, 2017
Opinion: EU Commission’s secrecy on FCMs
Non-profit organization CHEM Trust criticizes EU Commission’s “secretive and industry-focused” approach to regulating food contact materials, requests more transparency and involvement of public interest groups
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abril 18, 2019
EuroMix Project webinar series
Horizon 2020 research project on mixture risk assessment to hold series of five webinars; will provide understanding of the approach developed and demonstrate use of the published toolbox
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abril 9, 2020
Review of ingestion of microplastics
Literature review estimates 20% of sampled aquatic organisms have microplastics in stomach and intestines, average of 4 microplastic particles per organism; call for urgent standardization of analytical methods
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marzo 3, 2015
Opinion: Communication of EFSA’s BPA report is misleading
UK charity CHEM Trust sends letter to EU’s Health and Food Safety Commissioner regarding misleading communication of EFSA’s report on BPA
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marzo 22, 2013
EFSA publishes EDC report
EFSA suggests risk assessment for endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) and raises criticisms from NGOs and industry
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septiembre 18, 2014
How much to know about the unknown?
Session on NIAS at Eurotox 2014 conference gathers experts to discuss advances in risk assessment of NIAS
