News
The Food Packaging Forum reports on recent developments across the food packaging and health field.
August 23, 2018
European Organization for Packaging and the Environment and other packaging associations comment on proposed EU directive on single-use plastics, express concern over directive's quality and impact on internal market
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August 22, 2018
Annual summit on the future of the polyolefins industry to take place on January 16-17, 2019 in Antwerp, Belgium; registration now open
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August 22, 2018
U.S. radio station WBUR summarizes challenges and issues related to microplastics pollution
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August 22, 2018
International Chemical Secretariat calls for removal of hazardous chemicals to achieve a circular economy, suggests hazard-based grouping approach to speed up process
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August 21, 2018
American Chemistry Council comments on American Academy of Pediatrics’ health concerns about food additives, claims ‘food packaging in the U.S. is best in class’
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August 21, 2018
Annual report of European Centre for Ecotoxicology and Toxicology of Chemicals informs about activities on endocrine disruptors, polymers, risk assessment tools
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August 20, 2018
Australian retailer Coles switches to recyclable meat packaging made from recycled PET with biodegradable barrier layer
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August 20, 2018
Exhibition and conference on recycling and waste management to take place on September 12-13, 2018, in Birmingham, UK; focus on plastic waste problems
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August 17, 2018
Swiss and Austrian researchers show that soil microorganisms fully metabolize biodegradable polymer polybutylene adipate terephthalate; European Bioplastics deems doubts about biodegradable plastics clarified
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August 16, 2018
Position paper by nova-Institute highlights why chemical and plastics industry should switch to renewable carbon sources and illustrates how this could be achieved
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