Food and beverage company Nestlé outlines specific steps in reaching its commitment of 100% recyclable or reusable packaging by 2025
EU policy on EDCs deliberately obstructed
New report reveals internal documents, details stakeholder activities in obstructing Commission work on endocrine disrupting chemicals
Chile passes comprehensive plastics legislation
Chilean legislature unanimously passes comprehensive single-use and recycled plastics regulations; regulation bans single-use plastic use within a food establishment, compels markets and convenience stores to only sell recyclable beverage containers, beverage containers must contain plastic collected and recycled within Chile; regulations come into effect over 3 years
Sweden sues Commission on EDC criteria
Sweden announced it would sue the European Commission for delaying the EDC criteria, accuses EC of industry lobbying
Companies submit incomplete chemical safety data
Environmental Defense Fund uncovers how companies omit toxicological data in notices to U.S. Food and Drug Administration for approval of food additives and food contact substances; focus on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances
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
EFSA to complete BPA evaluation in 2014
EFSA publishes press release regarding BPA evaluation, to complete assessment by the end of 2014
FPF comments on EFSA’s non-monotonic dose response opinion
Scientific Committee’s Scientific Opinion fails to deliver on European Food Safety Authority’s (EFSA) commitment to scientific excellence and transparency; Food Packaging Forum (FPF) sends open letter to EFSA’s leadership urging them to address severe shortcomings in content and process; adequate scientific appraisal of non-monotonic dose response (NMDR) is critical for chemical risk assessment that protects public health
European Commission publishes Single-Use Plastics Directive guide
The European Commission (EC) published a guide for applying Directive (EU) 2019/904 on the reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment, known as the Single-Use Plastics (SUP) Directive; defines plastics and SUPs; composite materials and biodegradable plastics included in Directive; Member States must have measures in place by July 3, 2021
20% of companies registered wrongly under REACH
REACH enforcement project finds non-compliance amongst registrants, REACH forum to focus next on chemical phase out