News
The Food Packaging Forum reports on recent developments across the food packaging and health field.
October 17, 2025
Türkiye amends its food contact materials regulation, allowing the use of recycled plastics in food contact materials; operators must implement quality control measures; entered into force on September 15, 2025
Reading time: 1 minute
October 13, 2025
Non-targeted analysis detects 175 chemicals in bio-based and biodegradable food-contact plastics; identifies 100 volatile chemicals; many not included in EU’s regulatory positive list, some identified as toxic
Topics: bioplastics, chemical analysis
Reading time: 3 minutes
October 9, 2025
ToMEX 2.0 continues to allow quick upload, assessment, analysis, and visualization of microplastic toxicity data; updated database roughly doubled in size with modest increase in data diversity; most trends remain constant
Topics: microplastics, toxicity
Reading time: 2 minutes
October 8, 2025
South Korea’s Ministry of Environment amends Enforcement Decree of the Resource Recycling Act to require 10% recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET) for plastic beverage bottles made by high-volume fillers and manufacturers starting January 1, 2026; Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry outlines plastic beverage bottle design requirements for certification under Plastic Resource Recycling Promotion Act of 2022 starting January 24, 2026, including minimum 15% recycled PET content
Reading time: 3 minutes
October 7, 2025
Restricted Substance Lists compiled as attempt to create a harmonized inventory on chemicals of concern used in food contact materials lacks methodological transparency; does not provide details on which lists were reviewed, omits criteria for grouping, misses references
Reading time: 3 minutes
October 6, 2025
Ontario Government updates amendments to Blue Box Regulation before next phase of extended producer responsibility (EPR) starts; feedback from public consultation incorporated; aim to reduce costs and increase flexibility
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October 1, 2025
Food Packaging Forum reruns comparison of potential breast carcinogens list developed by the Silent Spring Institute with updated database on migrating and extractable food contact chemicals (FCCmigex); finds an additional 41 food contact chemicals that are potential breast carcinogens; 6 additional confirmed carcinogens detected in migration studies
Topics: cancer
Reading time: 3 minutes
September 25, 2025
International group of ecotoxicologists publish comment outlining concerns with the methodology of a paper published by researchers at the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (ANSES) in May 2025 that found more microplastics in glass bottles than plastic
Reading time: 2 minutes
September 19, 2025
Statement by European reuse sector calls for harmonized reuse symbol for packaging under Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR); includes clear criteria to prevent misuse; European Commission to develop labeling requirements for PPWR by August 2026
Reading time: 2 minutes
September 17, 2025
California lawmakers approve bill to ban PFAS in food packaging by 2028, cookware by 2030; Governor Gavin Newsom expected to sign by October 12
Topics: California, PFAS
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