News
The Food Packaging Forum reports on recent developments across the food packaging and health field.
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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July 25, 2018
Food service company aims to reduce use of plastic straws, stirrers, cutlery, bags
Topics: plastics
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July 25, 2018
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
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
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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