News
The Food Packaging Forum reports on recent developments across the food packaging and health field.
December 6, 2018
EFSA’s CEP Panel working group on recycling plastics holds 2nd meeting; minutes now available online
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December 5, 2018
Keller and Heckman LLP to hold annual food packaging law seminar with China-focused pre-conference workshop in March 2019; registration now open
Topics: regulation
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December 4, 2018
Petcore Europe conference in February 2019 to discuss ‘perspectives and strategy of the PET value chain’ with focus on EU plastics strategy
Topics: PET
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December 4, 2018
EU Commission adopts revision of information requirements for nanomaterials to be provided in REACH registration dossiers; new rules apply from January 1, 2020
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December 3, 2018
Petcore Europe and Plastics Recyclers Europe issue industry guidelines for designing PET trays that can be recycled back into food contact applications
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December 3, 2018
EFSA’s CEP Panel considers recycling process ‘RecyPET Hungária’ insufficiently characterized with regard to decontamination efficiency to produce safe recycled PET
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December 3, 2018
EFSA’s CEP Panel working group on phthalates reassesses safety of DBP, BBP, DEHP, DINP and DIDP for food contact plastics; updated meeting minutes now available online
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November 30, 2018
EFSA publishes final report on ‘omics in risk assessment’ colloquium; omics tools a ‘valuable addition’ for risk assessment but not yet to be used as a standalone tool; development and endorsement of ‘consistent reporting framework’ necessary
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November 30, 2018
EU Commission holds public consultation on ‘Product Policy Framework contributing to the Circular Economy’; responses accepted until January 24, 2019
Topics: European Commission
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November 30, 2018
Article in Chemical Watch discusses tetramethyl bisphenol F as an alternative monomer to produce bisphenol-based epoxies without endocrine activity
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