News
The Food Packaging Forum reports on recent developments across the food packaging and health field.
May 8, 2018
American Chemistry Council highlights benefits of plastic packaging, including single-use applications, in keeping food fresh for longer and preventing food waste
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May 8, 2018
Report by Nordic Council of Ministers summarizes existing knowledge on fluorinated substances in paper and board food contact materials, presents options for reducing consumer exposure
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May 7, 2018
EFSA publishes draft guidance on communication of uncertainty in scientific assessments; public consultation open until June 24, 2018
Topics: EFSA, risk assessment
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May 7, 2018
Belgium publishes 2016 annual report of national register for nanomaterials; 150 different substances registered, most of them for industrial uses
Topics: nanomaterials
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May 7, 2018
EU Commission’s draft proposal to reduce plastic pollution plans banning certain single-use plastic items, making producers pay for clean-up and recycling, requiring EU Member States to collect plastic bottles
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May 3, 2018
Food Contact Plastics Seminar 2018 addresses EU plastics strategy, bioassays, Chinese FCM legislation, developments in EU FCM regulations
Topics: DG SANTE, European Commission, microplastics, migration, NIAS, plastics, recycling, regulation, toxicity testing
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May 2, 2018
2018 European Masterbatchers and Compounders association conference to take place on May 17, 2018 in Brussels; draft program and registration now available
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May 2, 2018
New report by Coalition for Safer Food Processing & Packaging finds continued use of phthalates in plastic and rubber equipment for dairy farming; potential source of phthalates in dairy products such as milk and cheese
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April 30, 2018
Publication by working group of Regional Centers of the Stockholm and Basel Conventions views marine plastics litter and its chemical components as persistent pollutants, calls for immediate preventive measures to reduce plastics pollution
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April 27, 2018
EFSA releases updated Comprehensive European Food Consumption Database, includes data from EU Menu project, covers more population groups and new food categories
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