News
The Food Packaging Forum reports on recent developments across the food packaging and health field.
November 8, 2018
Register now for the Food Packaging Forum’s webinar on prioritization of potentially genotoxic substances in printed paper and board food contact materials, to be held on November 26, 2018
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November 8, 2018
New documentary explains endocrine disruption, highlights presence of endocrine disruptors in food packaging, presents possible solutions to reduce exposure
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November 8, 2018
Speakers of the 2018 Food Packaging Forum Workshop share their key messages in short interviews; videos now available online
Topics: workshop
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November 8, 2018
European Commission publishes communication outlining the EU’s strategic approach to managing endocrine disruptors; NGOs criticize lack of specific actions and missing timeline to reduce EDC exposure
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November 7, 2018
European Commission will adopt communication defining its framework on endocrine disrupters November 7, 2018
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November 7, 2018
European Chemicals Agency reminds companies of legal obligation to review and update REACH registration dossiers ‘when new information becomes available’
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November 6, 2018
Environmental Defense Fund uncovers how companies omit toxicological data in notices to U.S. Food and Drug Administration for approval of food additives and food contact substances; focus on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances
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November 6, 2018
Industry platform Chem Academy hosts conference on food contact materials regulation on February 18-19, 2019, in Berlin; registration now open
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November 5, 2018
Packaging company Sealed Air announces to make all of its plastic packaging, including meat packaging, fully recyclable and reusable by 2025
Topics: circular economy, recycling
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November 5, 2018
German risk assessment institute responds to Austrian stool study in communication addressing health risks from ingesting microplastics
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