News
The Food Packaging Forum reports on recent developments across the food packaging and health field.
July 11, 2019
European Chemicals Agency identifies phthalates DEHP, BBP, DBP, DIBP as having endocrine disrupting properties; these substances already placed on Authorization List for being toxic to reproduction
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July 11, 2019
Minutes of the 7th meeting of EFSA’s CEP Panel working group on food contact materials now available online; group discusses three draft opinions including review of untreated wood flour and fibers
Topics: EFSA
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July 10, 2019
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India to lead committee reviewing latest national food packaging and labeling regulations, focus on open concerns regarding plastic food contact materials and lack of testing protocols
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July 10, 2019
UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) publishes printed version of 8th revision of the Globally Harmonized System of classification and labelling of chemicals (GHS); electronic version and additional languages to be released in coming months
Topics: regulation
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July 9, 2019
Paper with water-based coating replaces polypropylene film for wrapping snack bars, high-throughput process can flow wrap 500 snack bars per minute, guarantees shelf life equal to that of plastic alternative
Topics: paper
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July 9, 2019
Article provides tips for recycling within current recycling systems; promotes reduction and reuse over recycling, emphasizes importance of material separation, stresses geographic variation in collection and recycling infrastructure
Topics: recycling
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July 9, 2019
European Chemicals Agency releases features and improvements for chemicals database; updates provide links to relevant regulations and activities, REACH factsheets, nanomaterial data
Topics: ECHA
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July 8, 2019
EU Commission Working Group identifies increasing number of plastic food contact materials containing natural additives such as bamboo or corn; cautions business operators regarding misleading advertising, requirement that only authorized substances should be used in plastic layers
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July 8, 2019
European Union Observatory for Nanomaterials database presents set of 340 nanomaterials currently available on the European market; data sources include REACH, cosmetic’s regulation, French and Belgian inventories of nanomaterials
Topics: nanomaterials
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July 8, 2019
European Council recommends that EU Commission develops clear action plans to address REACH dossier compliance, minimize exposure to endocrine disruptors; calls for collection of information on nanoforms of low volume substances not yet registered under REACH
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