News
The Food Packaging Forum reports on recent developments across the food packaging and health field.
September 12, 2018
Article in Environmental Health News discusses main goal of CLARITY-BPA program and U.S. FDA’s premature conclusions on BPA hazards
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September 11, 2018
European Parliament to vote on EU Commission’s plastics strategy on September 13, 2018; vote on single-use plastics directive planned for October 2018
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September 11, 2018
U.S. Food and Drug Administration hosts webinar on guideline studies conducted within CLARITY-BPA program, September 13, 2018; registration now open
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September 11, 2018
Carnegie Mellon University holds webinar on independent academic studies on bisphenol A within CLARITY-BPA program, September 12, 2018; registration now open
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September 10, 2018
DG SANTE holds first stakeholder meeting on evaluation of EU FCM legislation, September 24, 2018, in Brussels; meeting agenda, background information online; webstream available
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September 10, 2018
PepsiCo commits to using 50% recycled polyethylene terephthalate in beverage bottles in the EU by 2030
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September 10, 2018
Plastics Recyclers Europe's ‘RecyClass’ project releases testing protocol for evaluating recyclability of polyethylene plastic films
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September 7, 2018
EU Observatory for Nanomaterias reviews knowledge on hazard and risk assessment of nano-sized pigments, finds information gaps, calls for further research, increased reporting transparency
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September 7, 2018
Scientists detect high levels of bisphenol A in recycled polyethylene terephthalate, suggest monitoring BPA in rPET necessary to support ‘BPA-free’ claims
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September 7, 2018
Scientists find chronic exposure of mice to polystyrene microplastics affects intestinal barrier function, gut microbiota composition, metabolic indices
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