Includes ban on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and bisphenol A in food packaging and general packaging reduction targets; decreases reuse obligations
FPF comment: Canadian pollution prevention notice for plastic food packaging
Food Packaging Forum (FPF) submits comment to Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) on the development of a pollution prevention planning notice for food plastic packaging; FPF highlights aspects of chemical safety and circularity for ECCC to consider; primarily (i) chemical migration, (ii) supporting safe reuse, and (iii) standards for compostable materials
A coordinated approach to assess the human health risks of micro- and nanoplastics in food
Chemical mixtures in epidemiology
Article in Environmental Health Perspective outlines how epidemiological studies can approach individual, interactive and cumulative effects of chemicals in mixtures on human health
ACC responds to BPA & prostate cancer study
American Chemistry Council rejects study linking BPA to prostate cancer; claims study to be based on unreliable human exposure data
Food Contact Material Recalls: Notification Statistics and Crisis Management Services
Chemicals in Plastics: Human health costs
Workshop on Risk Assessment and Management for Food Contact Materials (FCM)
Manufacturers of hazardous chemicals listed
Swedish NGO’s inventory of producers is a new tool for investors; provides information about companies producing hazardous chemicals in Europe
2021 FPF Workshop: Proceedings available
9th annual Food Packaging Forum workshop brings stakeholders from different fields together to discuss the latest science, policy, and stakeholder collaboration across the field; presentation videos, slides, and summary articles now available