News
The Food Packaging Forum reports on recent developments across the food packaging and health field.
October 29, 2019
Mette Holm gives overview of approaches to FCM inspection and control by Danish Ministry of Environment and Food; latest monitoring study on PFAS in paper and board FCMs still finds intentional addition of PFAS; Denmark bans PFAS in paper and board FCM from 2020
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October 29, 2019
David Michaels explains how ‘manufactured scientific uncertainty’ is used to delay regulatory actions on harmful products
Reading time: 2 minutes
October 29, 2019
Innovations improving the safety of food contact articles discussed during afternoon session; panel with guests from academia, non-profit organizations, start-ups and industry
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October 28, 2019
Rethink Plastic Alliance publishes report aimed to inform policy makers at national level on effective implementation of reuse systems to eliminate single-use plastic pollution, implement EU directive
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October 28, 2019
New Plastics Economy progress report applauds steps taken by signatories, highlights reductions in virgin plastic use by corporations, new policies introduced by governments; reminds readers much still to be done by 2025; Break Free From Plastic publishes 2019 Brand Audit Report, calls on top brands to reduce single-use plastic items
Topics: circular economy, plastics
Reading time: 3 minutes
October 28, 2019
European Chemicals Agency announces draft plan for EU Member States to evaluate 74 chemicals under the Community rolling action plan (CORAP) in years 2020-2022
Topics: ECHA
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October 21, 2019
French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety (ANSES) publishes systematic review of adverse effects and endocrine activity of bisphenol B (BPB), finds that BPB meets World Health Organization definition of an endocrine disrupting chemical
Topics: bisphenol B
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October 21, 2019
U.S. National Toxicology Program (NTP) publishes draft technical report investigating carcinogenicity of photostabilizing ingredient, finds ‘equivocal evidence of carcinogenic activity’; public peer review expert panel meeting set for December 12, 2019 with live webinar
Topics: benzophenone
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October 17, 2019
Series of recent conferences on both continents focus on discussing challenges and opportunities surrounding plastics recycling, increasing recycled content in products; group of NGOs criticize Circular Plastics Alliance for overlooking hazardous chemicals; predicted lower prices of virgin PET seen as future test of commitment to set sustainability targets
Reading time: 5 minutes
October 16, 2019
Event brings together scientists and advocates to discuss latest research on micro- and nanoplastics, plastic additives, and health; presentations recorded and now publicly available
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