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EFSA opinion on wood flour and fibres

EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes and Processing Aids (CEP) concludes that information supporting the current authorization of wood flour and fibres for use in plastic food contact materials is ‘insufficient’; criteria for future evaluations of plant materials for use as plastics additives address migration and toxicological evaluation of migrants

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Walmart updates Recycling Playbook

Retailer releases updated version of playbook to support companies in setting their own goals for recyclable packaging, recycled content; provides information on optimizing, changing, or advancing packaging based on format and existing recycling infrastructure

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Safety of food additives questioned

Knowledge gaps for 80% of food additives, including food contact substances, hinder proper safety assessment and may be a public health problem, finds new study by The Pew Charitable Trusts scientists