News
The Food Packaging Forum reports on recent developments across the food packaging and health field.
June 12, 2018
FPF publishes 2nd edition of NIAS dossier and updated summary article, including new examples of non-intentionally added substances and risk assessment concepts; German translation of dossier available
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June 12, 2018
ECHA adds 2 searchable databases to European Union Observatory for Nanomaterials; resources contain information on nano-science and -technology, toxicological properties
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June 12, 2018
Food Packaging Forum held webinar on brand owners’ product stewardship for food packaging, June 11, 2018; video recording and presentation slides now available
Topics: compliance, events
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June 11, 2018
Updated meeting minutes of EFSA’s CEF Panel working group on food contact materials now available online
Topics: EFSA
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June 11, 2018
EU Commission publishes 11th amendment to plastic FCM regulation, authorizes 2 new food contact substances, changes specific migration limits for 2 existing Union List substances
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June 8, 2018
Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging reports steel packaging recycling in Europe at record high 79.5% in 2016; ‘well on track’ for self-imposed target of 80% recycling by 2020
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June 8, 2018
EU trade body UEAPME concerned about discrepancies between predicted and actual registrations by latest REACH deadline; thousands of EU-marketed substances with volumes between 1 and 100 tons potentially unregistered still
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June 8, 2018
Endocrine Society deems EU’s EDC criteria insufficient to protect public health, EDC guidance too restrictive, calls for extending EDC strategy to cover more product groups, including FCMs, and to protect most vulnerable populations, such as fetuses, children, adolescents
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June 7, 2018
EFSA and ECHA release pre-publication version of guidance for implementation of criteria to identify endocrine disruptors; guidance applies to biocides from June 7, 2018 and to pesticides from November 10, 2018
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June 7, 2018
EU reference laboratory for FCMs develops analytical method for quantification of fluorescent whitening agents migrating from plastic beverage cups
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