New study questions validity of important biomonitoring data collection, reported caloric intake does not correspond to physiologic features
FCMs in a circular economy: Protecting consumers and environment
Expert panel discusses chemical safety of food packaging and management of packaging waste at Euractiv event in Brussels
EFSA: 5th FIP network meeting on FCMs
EFSA’s Food Ingredients and Packaging Scientific Network held fifth meeting on food contact materials on July 10-11, 2017; discussions focused on evaluating printing inks for FCMs
Laser marks on German fruit and vegetables
German retailer EDEKA launches laser marks on fruit and vegetables instead of using sticker labels or plastic film
UK to tax plastic packaging
UK government plans introducing tax on all plastic packaging containing less than 30% recycled content by April 2022
FDA sued over perchlorate petition rejection
Six U.S. NGOs file lawsuit against U.S. Food and Drug Administration over denial of earlier petition to ban perchlorate in FCMs; accuse FDA of ‘not protecting our health,’ call for petition reassessment
Opinion: GRAS overhaul is not a priority issue
Legal consultant reviews GRAS debate in major newspaper, GRAS review is of less importance than heart disease, obesity and economic issues
NGO criticizes EFSA opinion on EDCs
PAN Europe submits an open letter to the Commissioner Borg criticizing EFSA’s endocrine active substance definition
Research to develop affordable phthalate alternative
US National Science Fund grants fund to University of California, research on safe and affordable phthalate alternative
FDA issues final rule to streamline food contact notification process
U.S. Food and Drug Administration implements new rule on food contact authorization; aimed at enhancing food chemical safety administrative processes; enables administration to assess substances beyond safety considerations; effective on May 21, 2024