News
The Food Packaging Forum reports on recent developments across the food packaging and health field.
June 15, 2020
World Economic Forum (WEF) webinar features presentations investigating environmental challenges created by COVID-19 pandemic; discusses effects on the shift away from single-use plastics and on ability to recycle, reviews strategies for moving forward
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June 15, 2020
Recording features presentations from Leonardo Trasande on endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) and threshold values, from Christina Rudén on efficiently addressing chemical mixtures
Topics: endocrine disruptor, mixture toxicity
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June 12, 2020
Food Packaging Forum (FPF) presentation provides a look into the ongoing multi-stakeholder debate on the safety of reusable food packaging during the COVID-19 pandemic; reviews recommendations from governments, calls for action from industry associations and civil society
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June 12, 2020
Thai Ministry of Public Health publishes survey collecting information about eight categories of FCMs currently on the market; results to inform FCM guidelines; responses being accepted until July 15, 2020
Topics: regulation, Thailand
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June 12, 2020
European Commission (EC) publishes roadmap document describing initiative to review and revise EU requirements on packaging and packaging waste; impact assessment set to be completed in 2020, revisions to be adopted in 2021; open for public comment until August 6, 2020
Topics: recycling, regulation
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June 11, 2020
On June 30, 2020, the Food Packaging Forum (FPF) will hold a webinar featuring a presentation from Alan Bergmann from the Swiss Centre for Applied Ecotoxicology on recent research developing novel bioassays to improve testing of food contact materials (FCMs); method improves sensitivity of detecting estrogenicity within complex mixtures of chemicals
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June 11, 2020
European branch of International Life Sciences Institute (ISLI) to hold webinar on June 12, 2020 exploring the balance of food packaging functionality and convenience with safety and sustainability
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June 10, 2020
Zero Waste Europe publishes policy brief reviewing hazardous chemicals in food packaging, proposing EU policy changes to address them; partners launch newsletter providing updates on key legislation and related food contact material (FCM) resources
Topics: regulation
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June 10, 2020
Seven new additives and ten new resins approved for use in food contact materials (FCMs), others received expanded scope of use
Topics: china, regulation
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June 10, 2020
National Zero Waste Council (NZWC) reviews 4 packaging materials across 12 product types, examines how packaging can be optimized to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by both preventing food waste and minimizing material packaging waste
Topics: food waste
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