On February 7, 2017, at 04:00 pm CET, the Food Packaging Forum (FPF) held a webinar on can coatings (FPF reported).
Birgit Geueke from the FPF discussed the Forum’s latest dossier on can coatings (FPF reported).
Independent consultant Maricel Maffini presented findings from a new scientific study assessing the estrogenic activity of tetramethyl bisphenol F (TMBPF, CAS 5384-21-4) and a novel polymeric coating derived from TMBPF (FPF reported).
The two speaker presentations were followed by a question and answer session.
The video recording of the webinar is now available on the event website. The slides of the two speaker presentations will be made available shortly.
Read more
FPF (December 15, 2016). “Can coatings.”
FPF (February 7, 2017). “FPF can coatings webinar.” Youtube
References
FPF (December 15, 2016). “Dossier: Can coatings.” (pdf)
Soto, A.M., et al. (2017). “Evidence of absence: Estrogenicity assessment of a new food-contact coating and the bisphenol used in its synthesis.” Environmental Science & Technology (published online January 18, 2017).
