French National Assembly adopts law banning plastic food containers in child care, school, university catering services by 2025
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septiembre 19, 2018
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septiembre 28, 2018
Global plastic platform
United Nations launches global plastic platform to encourage collaboration and innovative solutions to help realizing countries’ commitments on plastics
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septiembre 28, 2018
EU food risks alert annual report 2017
EU publishes annual report of its rapid alert system for food and feed (RASFF); 119 notifications related to food contact materials, 34 classified as serious health risks requiring immediate action
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marzo 2, 2016
EFSA: Update on HDPE recycling for FCMs
EFSA’s CEF Panel provides additional information as requested by the European Commission on two HDPE recycling processes for use in FCMs
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julio 30, 2015
Conference on sustainable chemistry
Sustainable Chemistry Conference 2015 held on September 24-25, 2015 in Berlin; registration now open
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enero 11, 2021
Save Our Seas 2.0 Act becomes law in US
New US law provides annual funding for waste and recycling management, anti-littering campaigns, new Marine Debris Foundation, innovation prize; supported by chemical and plastics manufactures as needed infrastructure investment, criticized by civil society organizations as not addressing excessive plastic production as root problem
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marzo 27, 2017
EFSA seeking new board members
DG SANTE publishes call for 7 new members of EFSA’s Management Board; deadline for applications is May 19, 2017
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abril 18, 2016
Focus on BPA analogues
Recent studies investigate effects of bisphenol A analogues such as BPS and BPF, reveal similar endocrine disrupting effects of analogues in cell lines and whole organisms
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julio 17, 2017
EFSA assesses 3 more PET recycling processes
EFSA considers PET made from recycling processes ‘Veroniki Ecogrup SRL,’ ‘Märkische Faser,’ and ‘PEGRA-V’ safe for use in food contact articles under certain conditions
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julio 19, 2018
EFSA updates OpenFoodTox database
European Food Safety Authority updates its OpenFoodTox database on chemical hazards with more chemicals and health-based guidance values, improves interface to facilitate data exploration
