News
The Food Packaging Forum reports on recent developments across the food packaging and health field.
July 19, 2018
European Food Safety Authority updates its OpenFoodTox database on chemical hazards with more chemicals and health-based guidance values, improves interface to facilitate data exploration
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July 19, 2018
International Agency for Research on Cancer classifies four acrylates used in food contact materials as possibly carcinogenic to humans; American Chemistry Council criticizes the decision
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July 19, 2018
Health and Environment Alliance calls on EU Commission to include actions aimed at exposure reduction into its roadmap for EU framework on EDCs; CHEM Trust requests addressing EDCs across all EU legislations
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July 19, 2018
Overview papers discuss characterization and identification of microplastics by techniques based on (micro-)Raman spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
Topics: microplastics
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July 19, 2018
Scientists detect thousands of small particles of microplastics, pigments, additives in bottled mineral water; higher particle content in reusable paper-labeled bottles; printing inks on labels identified as novel contamination source
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July 18, 2018
European Union Observatory for Nanomaterials identifies parameters for reliable market studies
Topics: nanomaterials
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July 18, 2018
Global framework targeting chemicals and waste recognizes urgency for political commitment
Topics: circular economy
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July 18, 2018
Rats perinatally exposed to phthalates show lower number of neurons and synapses in the brain, decreased cognitive flexibility
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July 17, 2018
Predictions of acute health hazards by ‘data fusion’ read-across structure activity relationship (RASAR) modeling reported to be more reproducible than animal testing data
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July 17, 2018
UK plastics producer, retailers, recycler collaborate to recycle black PET trays from mixed waste household collection into new food grade packaging
Topics: recycling
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