News
The Food Packaging Forum reports on recent developments across the food packaging and health field.
September 4, 2019
EU Commission drafting new amendment for EU Regulation 10/2011 on plastic FCMs; authorizes new substances, decreases non-detect migration limits, adds migration limits for elements and metals
Topics: plastics, regulation
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September 4, 2019
EFSA’s CEP Panel’s working group on phthalates continues working to revise draft opinion on DBP, BBP, DEHP, DINP, DIDP
Topics: phthalates
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September 3, 2019
EU Commission publishes factual summaries of public consultation and SME panel survey on FCM regulation in the EU
Reading time: 3 minutes
September 3, 2019
Danish Ministry of Environment and Food announces plan to ban the use of organic fluorinated substances in cardboard and paper used in food contact materials; ban to take effect by July 2020
Topics: PFAS, regulation
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September 3, 2019
European Food Safety Authority publishes report summarizing activities related to emerging risk identification in 2018; considers food contact additives and related challenges of substituting materials
Topics: EFSA
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September 2, 2019
Zero Waste Europe publishes study on information availability and current state of chemical recycling implementation in Europe; sees chemical recycling as complementary to mechanical recycling but not as ‘real solution’
Topics: chemical recycling
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September 2, 2019
National Association for PET Container Resources concludes that U.S. PET recycling rates too low to meet brand commitments for recycled content; calls for action, including improving collection
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September 2, 2019
UK supermarket chain announces it will reserve right to not list brands with too much non-recyclable packaging starting in 2020; non-recyclable materials in own brands to be eliminated
Topics: recycling
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August 29, 2019
Web platform to include tools for screening, assessing, and managing risks of nanomaterials and nano-containing products; targets occupational health and safety professionals
Topics: nanomaterials
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August 29, 2019
Strategic innovation agency Switchrs discusses the importance of innovating business models to transition towards a circular economy; reviews recent EU report on the plastics value chain
Topics: circular economy
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