News
The Food Packaging Forum reports on recent developments across the food packaging and health field.
June 25, 2018
New minimal risk levels for perfluoroalkyl substances proposed by U.S. agency; comments to be submitted by July 23, 2018
Topics: fluorinated substances, regulation
Reading time: 2 minutes
June 22, 2018
University of Exeter and Ellen MacArthur Foundation host 2-day symposium on circular economy research and practice, discuss future challenges and innovation
Reading time: 2 minutes
June 22, 2018
Scientists study migration from food packaging films made of polypropylene; 74 compounds identified, 76% of them NIAS; 35% of samples show migration exceeding either SML or Cramer class-based recommendations
Reading time: 3 minutes
June 22, 2018
Scientists review production, environmental occurrence, and toxicity of medium-chain chlorinated paraffins; substantial risks may necessitate regulatory actions
Topics: exposure, risk assessment
Reading time: 2 minutes
June 21, 2018
UK’s science minister announces £20 million fund to support ‘research and innovation’ in plastics production and consumption patterns
Topics: circular economy, recycling
Reading time: 1 minute
June 21, 2018
Peer-reviewed journal Environmental Health presents collection of selected articles on fetal and developmental exposure effects, the topic of the PPTOX VI conference of May 2018
Topics: chronic disease, development
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June 20, 2018
Special issue of peer-reviewed journal Hormones and Behavior focuses on endocrine disrupting chemicals’ effects on behavior; articles address molecular mechanisms, animal studies and epidemiological observations, discuss specific chemicals including BPA, triclosan, PBDEs, PFASs
Reading time: 6 minutes
June 19, 2018
American Chemistry Council and PlasticsEurope claim safety of BPA for food packaging based on draft CLARITY-BPA core study; many results of 2nd part of CLARITY-BPA still unpublished
Topics: bisphenol A, risk assessment
Reading time: 2 minutes
June 19, 2018
Pilot website with nanomaterials-related information launched in Switzerland
Topics: nanomaterials, risk communication
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June 19, 2018
DG GROWTH publishes report on persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic (PBT) and very persistent, very bioaccumulative (vPvB) substances, detailing ‘stock pollution’ approach to socio-economic analysis of such substances subject to REACH authorization and restriction in the EU
Topics: pollution, risk assessment
Reading time: 1 minute
