News
The Food Packaging Forum reports on recent developments across the food packaging and health field.
November 27, 2018
German Environment Ministry presents 5-point plan to limit plastic waste, suggests measures to reduce plastic consumption, increase recycling, clean up environment
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November 27, 2018
EU Joint Research Centre highlights Commission’s efforts in ensuring safety of food contact materials in new 2-page document
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November 26, 2018
ECHA’s risk assessment finds intentionally added microplastics more likely to accumulate in terrestrial and freshwater environments than in oceans
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November 26, 2018
U.S. state Washington to start alternatives assessment for per- and polyfluorinated substances in paper food packaging; deadline for comments on assessment proposal is December 4, 2018
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November 23, 2018
Canadian government initiates survey of quaternary ammonium compounds aiming to establish national inventory
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November 23, 2018
EU Parliament adopts POPs Regulation Recast but rejects amendment to increase maximum concentration limit for persistent organic pollutants such as polybrominated diphenyl ethers in recycled plastics
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November 23, 2018
Meta-analysis of epidemiological studies finds positive association between BPA exposure and type 2 diabetes risk
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November 23, 2018
Literature-based risk assessment of microplastic in bottled mineral water finds no safety concerns for consumers from particles or small chemicals therein
Topics: microplastics, risk assessment
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November 22, 2018
Turkey notifies World Trade Organization of new regulation on plastic materials and articles in contact with food; comments accepted until January 14, 2019
Topics: plastics, regulation
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November 21, 2018
Association for the Advancement of Alternatives Assessment established in the U.S., aims to ‘enhance the science of alternatives assessment, advance informed substitution’ of hazardous chemicals
Topics: green chemistry, substitution
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