News
The Food Packaging Forum reports on recent developments across the food packaging and health field.
April 1, 2019
Printed dates on food packaging found to be confusing for U.S. consumers and lead to food waste; date labels often communicate quality rather than safety; calls exist for further standardization
Topics: food waste, labels
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March 29, 2019
UK retailer launches trial at two stores to sell 45 produce products without packaging for one month; aims to keep reducing amount of packaging and ensure recyclability
Topics: circular economy, recycling
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March 29, 2019
Consumer goods company Proctor and Gamble comments on challenges they face during registration under Korean chemicals legislation; highlights difficulty in obtaining data on chemical substances used and in joint registration of polymers
Topics: REACH, regulation
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March 28, 2019
European Parliament agrees on measures to ban specific single-use plastics in EU by 2021, sets targets for bottle collection and recycled content, extends producer responsibility and labeling
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March 28, 2019
European and U.S. regulatory leaders concerned about the general public’s poor view and awareness of chemicals, call for the collection of more information
Topics: regulation, SVHC
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March 28, 2019
Two EU funded research projects investigating chemical mixtures hold joint stakeholder workshop to present results, call for better consideration of mixtures in regulatory risk assessment and provide open-source tools for future research
Topics: endocrine disruptor, mixture toxicity
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March 27, 2019
Environmental Defense Fund publishes list of key chemicals of concern in food packaging and food handling equipment
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March 26, 2019
European Food Safety Authority launches guidance on assessment of ‘combined effects’ of chemical mixtures in food and feed
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March 26, 2019
Guest column in Chemical Watch criticizes the inclusion of resorcinol in the Community Rolling Action Plan (CoRAP) for 2019-2021 to be assessed by France due to potential thyroid effects; points out to previously concluded evaluation by Finland, lack of remaining data gaps or new information to justify re-evaluation
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March 26, 2019
Health and Environment Alliance releases infographics on endocrine disrupting chemicals, focuses on the need to accommodate low dose effects and science advances into risk assessment
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