News
The Food Packaging Forum reports on recent developments across the food packaging and health field.
July 3, 2018
4PET Recycling launches first tray-to-tray PET recycling line in the Netherlands; Petcore Europe welcomes initiative as step towards ‘circular PET’
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July 3, 2018
Amazon, Alibaba, eBay, Rakuten France sign EU Commission’s ‘product safety pledge’ to remove dangerous products from sale more quickly; NGOs call for more specific action on hazardous chemicals
Topics: green chemistry, substitution
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July 3, 2018
EFSA and EU Joint Research Centre reinforce cooperation in food and feed safety areas, including food contact materials
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July 2, 2018
EU environment ministers call for same level of safety for products in contact with drinking water as for materials in contact with food
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July 2, 2018
New study by ClientEarth finds that decisions by European Commission on use of substances of very high concern are ‘delayed unreasonably’ in most cases
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July 2, 2018
Brazil sets new technical requirements for cellulosic food contact materials and containers; testing methods, migration limits, approved substances, restrictions defined
Topics: regulation
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June 29, 2018
U.S. Senate presented with a bill to ban ortho-phthalates in food contact materials, including food packaging
Topics: phthalates, regulation
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June 29, 2018
EFSA’s CEF Panel discusses PET recycling processes, new mandate for evaluating food contact chemical, safety assessment of phthalates and BPA in FCMs at 75th plenary meeting, held June 5-7, 2018
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June 29, 2018
FDA holds public hearing on its predictive toxicology roadmap, September 12, 2018; registration open until August 29, 2018; comments accepted after hearing until October 12, 2018
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June 29, 2018
Stop Plastic Pollution CH releases first nationwide study on plastic and other pollution in Swiss rivers and lakes; plastic items and cigarette butts most frequently found; call on Swiss government to follow EU plastics strategy
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