News
The Food Packaging Forum reports on recent developments across the food packaging and health field.
August 7, 2018
European Centre for Ecotoxicology and Toxicology of Chemicals adds new data sources and assessment tools to its Human Exposure Assessment Tools Database
Topics: risk assessment
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August 7, 2018
Summary of workshop on ‘Scientific advances and challenges in safety evaluation of food packaging materials’ now published
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August 6, 2018
Law firm Keller & Heckman LLP holds first conference on China’s food and food packaging laws on September 11-12, 2018, in Shanghai; registration now open
Topics: events, regulation
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August 6, 2018
Food and beverage company Kraft Heinz announces goal to make 100% of its packaging recyclable, reusable, compostable by 2025
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August 6, 2018
German risk assessment institute considers direct link between occurrence of molar incisor hypomineralization and exposure to bisphenol A in children unlikely
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August 3, 2018
EFSA’s Food Ingredients and Packaging Scientific Network held 6th meeting on food contact materials on July 10-11, 2018, discussed ongoing activities, printing inks, paper and board FCMs
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August 2, 2018
EFSA’s newly formed CEP Panel held 1st plenary meeting, July 4-5, 2018; working groups established; ongoing mandates and PET recycling process discussed
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August 2, 2018
EFSA’s CEF Panel considers PET made from recycling process ‘Linpac’ safe for use in food contact articles for all types of foodstuffs, except packaged water, under certain conditions
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July 27, 2018
German risk assessment institute evaluates migration of 10 metals from grill racks and trays; some products released considerable quantities of aluminum, antimony, arsenic, nickel
Topics: metals, risk assessment
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July 25, 2018
EU Parliament publishes draft report on proposal by the EU Commission, suggests withholding supporting information until publication of scientific opinion
Topics: EFSA, regulation
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