New study finds phthalate metabolites at high frequency in breast milk samples, authors recommend reduction of phthalate exposure
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diciembre 8, 2014
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SETAC North America 44th Annual Meeting
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noviembre 28, 2023
Canadian Federal Court overrules government’s plastics toxicity label
Justice Angela Furlanetto deemed the Canadian Environment and Climate Change Department’s classification of manufactured plastics products as toxic unconstitutional; the federal government is appealing the decision; single use plastics ban is still in effect
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febrero 12, 2014
Ubiquitous exposure to phenolic food contact substances
New study investigates phenolic compounds in pregnant women, finds phenols in more than 90% of specimens, specific phenol exposure may depend on ethnic group
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agosto 28, 2014
Novel food packaging not covered by rules in Australia and New Zealand
Food Standards Code in Australia and New Zealand judged as inadequate and irrelevant by manufacturers
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mayo 31, 2024
Report questions viability and environmental benefits of plastic chemical recycling
Report commissioned by the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN) reviews chemical recycling of plastic waste; finds the technical feasibility, environmental benefits, and economic viability of the technology are not sufficiently demonstrated; excessive subsidies or investments may lock-in environmentally unfavorable processes and infrastructure
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febrero 26, 2015
Dietary intake of BPA in the US
New study estimates BPA intake of US adults via diet, canned vegetables are a major contributor to exposure
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mayo 24, 2022
FCCmigex dashboard now has in-depth plastics page
Food Packaging Forum publishes interactive tool dedicated to exploring plastic food contact chemical research; released as an update of the Database on Migrating and Extractable Food Contact Chemicals (FCCmigex) dashboard; users can filter data by 12 polymer types, includes 1975 chemicals detected in plastics
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agosto 26, 2013
Contaminants migrate from recycled paper and paperboard
New method for the detection of contaminants in in recycled paper and paperboard. Significant levels of BPA, DEHP and nonylphenols found in commercial retail samples of recycled paperboard food contact materials.
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junio 12, 2018
Updated dossier on NIAS
FPF publishes 2nd edition of NIAS dossier and updated summary article, including new examples of non-intentionally added substances and risk assessment concepts; German translation of dossier available
