Scientists with expertise on the effects of chemicals and pollution from plastics urge the United States to support a binding plastics treaty; promote Rwanda and Peru’s resolution as one considering the entire life cycle of plastics
Concerns over EU’s ability to meet set recycling targets
European Court of Auditors reviews EU response to growing plastic waste and regulation enacted to address it; warns EU member states not to underestimate challenge of achieving 50% recycling rate by 2025; new reporting rules, restrictions on plastic waste exports set to lower current recycling rates
FDA bans BPA from infant formula packaging
US FDA responds to petition by representative Markey, ban not based on safety concerns
Commission breaches EU law and treaty
European Parliament passes resolution on endocrine disruptors and condemns Commission’s illegal delay in setting scientific criteria for EDCs
US FDA defends authorization of perchlorate
US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) files for judgment in its favor in ongoing court case with group of non-governmental organizations, argues perchlorate will not enter food supply at dangerous levels through dry food packaging
ChemSec webinar reviews EDCs and mixture toxicity
Recording features presentations from Leonardo Trasande on endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) and threshold values, from Christina Rudén on efficiently addressing chemical mixtures
EU Environment Council wants safe water contact materials
EU environment ministers call for same level of safety for products in contact with drinking water as for materials in contact with food
Global Food Contact opening keynote highlights EC FCM updates
2021 Smithers Pira conference covers global developments in food contact regulations and materials; opening keynote by Jonathan Briggs details latest developments on the European Commission’s (EC) update on food contact material (FCM) legislation; release of the EC’s final impact assessment pushed back to 2023, but staff working document on FCMs planned for the end of 2021
Carcinogenic potential of nanomaterials
German government agency publishes review of carcinogenicity and mutagenicity of nanoparticles for future regulation, suggests grouping according to inflammatory potential
Industry criticizes new German printing ink regulation
German printing ink regulation on brink of completion, industry comments