Op-ed by Swedish chemical scientists criticizes EU’s slow pace of regulating hazardous chemicals, highlights magnitude of health and environmental consequences
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diciembre 18, 2017
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marzo 3, 2016
EFSA evaluates 4 PET recycling processes
EFSA’s CEF Panel considers FCMs made from post-consumer PET recycling processes ‘Coopbox’, ‘Ecoiberia’, ‘ANL’, and ‘Pramia Plastic Oy’ safe for contact with all types of foodstuffs
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agosto 12, 2021
BfR publishes EU Food Safety Almanac
German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) publishes 5th edition of almanac; includes all the institutions in each EU Member State and ten neighboring countries responsible for food and feed safety, including packaging; provides diagram of institutional relationships and explains responsibilities of each institution
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abril 5, 2016
Video: Alternative to plastic film
Reuters U.S. informs about biodegradable composite film made from chitosan and grapefruit seed extract; film can double shelf-life of perishables and contains no chemical additives, according to researchers
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septiembre 5, 2022
Kenya Plastic Pact 2030 roadmap
Kenya Plastics Pact publishes roadmap to 2030 with four main targets to tackle plastic waste and pollution; targets focus on replacing single-use plastic packaging, reusability, recyclability; Pact now has 34 signatories
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mayo 9, 2016
“Microwave-safe” food containers
TIME article addresses chemical migration from “microwave-safe” plastic containers into food and ways to reduce chemical exposure
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octubre 9, 2018
FPF Workshop 2018: Predictions and decisions
Karim Bschir from ETH Zurich argues that quality of science-based predictions does not by itself guarantee for good decisions because decisions are influenced by value preferences; values should be explicitly communicated and openly discussed by science community
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junio 8, 2013
Are industrial risks of nanomaterials covered by existing regulation?
New OECD project investigates risks emerging from the industrial application of nanomaterials
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abril 18, 2016
Focus on BPA analogues
Recent studies investigate effects of bisphenol A analogues such as BPS and BPF, reveal similar endocrine disrupting effects of analogues in cell lines and whole organisms
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diciembre 15, 2015
EU EDC screening list
European Commission publishes list of substances subject to EDC screening including rationales for selection; screening results expected by April 2016
