Scientists evaluate health risks of migrants from ‘BPA-free’ baby bottles made of PP, PA, PES, silicone, Tritan™, stainless steel; silicone bottle, several PP bottles of ‘high concern’; Tritan™ bottle, several more PP bottles of ‘concern’
Updated safety guidelines for metals used in food contact
European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & HealthCare updates guidance document on metals and alloys used for food contact; sets updated Specific Release Limits; assesses safety of various metals based on scientific evidence; emphasizes need for collaboration between stakeholders to minimize health risks from released substances
EDC consensus paper published
Scientific consensus statement on endocrine disrupting chemicals of Berlin expert meeting now available in the journal Archives of Toxicology
EU Environment Council on EDCs
EU environment ministers call for urgent action on EDCs; video published on occasion of Environment Council meeting discussing EDC criteria
Scientist applauds study on GRAS related conflicts of interest
Marion Nestle comments on the conflicts of interest in U.S. food safety regulation, calls new study “a great public service”
Opinion: Concerns raised over public consultation on EDCs
Unsuitable questions limit public involvement in the EU Commission’s consultation
Public consultation opens on revision of EU FCM regulation
European Commission launches next step within ongoing revision of food contact material (FCM) regulation; asks for stakeholder input on appropriate scope, hazards, tools to implement within future rules; targets citizens and engaged stakeholder organizations; feedback accepted until January 11, 2023
Reports on substitution of chemicals of concern – an overview
OECD releases three reports; reviews approaches to support alternatives assessment and substitution of chemicals of concern
Outcome of public consultation within EU EDC fitness check
European Commission publishes results of public consultation within fitness check of EU legislation on endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs); finds that majority of respondents believe EU laws do not protect them from exposure to EDCs, that EDCs have been insufficiently identified across sectors
Four food contact chemicals added to SVHC candidate list
European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) adds five new chemicals to the Candidate List of substances of very high concern (SVHC) and expands listing of a sixth; five of the six have been measured in food contact articles; listing obligates producers and suppliers to provide safety information and to notify ECHA; candidate list now contains 240 substances