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The Food Packaging Forum reports on recent developments across the food packaging and health field.

July 25, 2018

Reduction of single-use plastics

Food service company aims to reduce use of plastic straws, stirrers, cutlery, bags
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July 25, 2018

Ban of BPA substitutes

New York City plans to extent current bisphenol A ban by prohibiting 6 BPA substitutes in children’s products
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July 24, 2018

Outcome of consultations on EDC guidance

European Food Safety Agency publishes technical report detailing outcome of several consultations on its Guidance for identification of endocrine disruptors
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July 24, 2018

Plastic pollution a risk for business

NGO ClientEarth outlines four types of material business risks faced by companies that create plastic waste, urges companies to ensure these risks are properly dealt with
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July 24, 2018

Waste wave

Large quantity of plastic marine debris washed ashore after storm in Dominican Republic
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July 24, 2018

Webinar on supply chain sustainability

Environmental Defense Fund+Business holds webinar on supply chain sustainability; registration now open
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July 24, 2018

Chemical Hazard Data Commons

U.S. NGO Healthy Building Network launches free online resource Chemical Hazard Data Commons aggregating hazard determinations for over 85 000 substances, aimed to facilitate substitution of hazardous chemicals
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July 24, 2018

Consultation on chemical, product, waste legislation

EU Commission opens consultation and survey on interface between chemical, product, and waste legislation with regard to EU Plastics strategy
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July 24, 2018

Debating environmental risks of microplastics

Scientists debate the urgency of research and actions on microplastics in the environment, present models to estimate accumulation of plastic debris and contaminants, assess risk of microplastics in the ocean
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July 23, 2018

CLARITY-BPA: Update and critical voices

HuffPost article addresses draft CLARITY-BPA report, various approaches to toxicity testing by regulatory and academic scientists, impact on future chemical risk assessments
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