EU program NanoSafety Cluster releases draft roadmap on nanoinformatics, addresses future research, risk assessment, governance
New Vietnamese chemicals database
Vietnam launches national chemical database system containing over 170,000 substances
EU technical expert group for FCMs: Latest meeting minutes
DG SANTE’s technical expert group for FCMs discusses plastic recycling, ex-post evaluation of FCM framework regulation, supply chain survey, and EU measure on printed FCMs
Overview of known plastic packaging-associated chemicals and their hazards
ECHA adopts substance evaluation plan
Member states adopt community rolling action plan (CoRAP) and plan to evaluate 29 substances in 2019, some of which used in food contact materials
EU surveys phthalate uses in FCMs
DG SANTE seeks information on the uses of phthalates in plastic, non-plastic, multilayer food contact materials; survey open until November 8, 2019
EFSA calls for study proposal on implications of new EFSA FCM guidelines
EFSA to commission study of implications of new FCM guidelines, some chemicals may require re-evaluation
EFSA working group updates in March 2020
Minutes from recent meetings of the EFSA CEP panel and working groups on bisphenol A, FCMs, and recycling plastics published; 13th CEP Panel plenary meeting on April 28-30, 2020 open to observers, registration open until April 24
Chemical cocktails harmful to human health
Danish research shows that chemical cocktails often have additive effects, thus even small doses of single chemicals are potentially harmful
EFSA working group on FCMs: 26th meeting
Updated meeting minutes of EFSA’s CEF Panel working group on food contact materials now available online