Interactive seminar focused on the legal requirements and responsibilities of the food contact material supply chain
News Article
marzo 2, 2015
Publication
Peer-reviewed papers
julio 13, 2022
Evaluating the food safety and risk assessment evidence-base of polyethylene terephthalate oligomers: Protocol for a systematic evidence map
2022, Environment International
News Article
agosto 24, 2022
Comparing EU and Chinese FCM policy
News provider and consultancy ChemLinked publishes article comparing Chinese and European food contact material (FCM) policies
News Article
julio 25, 2013
FCMs, a major source of chemical exposure
San Francisco Medicine journal publishes an article linking low-dose exposures, mixture toxicity and developmental origins of disease to food contact materials
News Article
junio 29, 2018
Swiss litter report
Stop Plastic Pollution CH releases first nationwide study on plastic and other pollution in Swiss rivers and lakes; plastic items and cigarette butts most frequently found; call on Swiss government to follow EU plastics strategy
News Article
octubre 2, 2018
Draft regulation for plastic FCMs in Latin America
Argentina notifies World Trade Organization of proposed revisions to Mercosur regulation on plastics and polymeric coatings for food contact; comments accepted until November 4, 2018
News Article
junio 15, 2020
EFSA prioritizes substances for setting SMLs
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) panel publishes scientific opinion prioritizing 451 substances for creation of specific migration limits (SMLs) for plastic food contact materials; the 3 identified high priority substances are salicylic acid, styrene, and vinyl laurate
News Article
octubre 15, 2014
India bans PET for certain pharmaceuticals
India phases out PET and other plastic bottles as packaging for medicinal products for pediatric, geriatric use and for use by women in the reproductive age
News Article
mayo 3, 2023
Analyzing NIAS in harmonized and non-harmonized FCMs
International Life Sciences Institute Europe publishes document on analytical methods and challenges in identifying non-intentionally added substances (NIAS); focus on non-harmonized food contact materials (FCMs) including silicones, inks, adhesives; discusses strengths and limitations of various methods; includes proposal on communication along the supply chain
News Article
noviembre 30, 2021
South Korea issues updated FCM regulations
Ministry of Food and Drug Safety publishes notice containing revisions to national food contact material regulations; adds polyketones as additional raw materials, groups synthetic resins into categories, issues updated standards on recycled synthetic resins including for polyethylene terephthalate (PET)
