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The Food Packaging Forum reports on recent developments across the food packaging and health field.
April 17, 2018
Consumers and retailers in Indian state Maharashtra must dispose of banned plastic items such as PET bottles smaller than 0.5 L until June 23, 2018
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April 17, 2018
EU plastics strategy promotes using recycled plastics in food packaging, however food safety needs to be guaranteed, Euractiv article illustrates
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April 16, 2018
European Container Glass Federation publishes latest statistics on glass packaging recycling in the EU; glass recycling rate stabilizes at 74%
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April 16, 2018
Food company Nestlé reveals plans to implement recyclable or reusable solutions for all of its packaging by 2025
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April 16, 2018
Updated meeting minutes of EFSA’s CEF Panel working group on recycling plastics now available online
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April 13, 2018
EU Commission proposes regulation to improve transparency and sustainability in risk assessment of food safety in the EU; feedback accepted until June 8, 2018
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April 12, 2018
Expert panel discusses chemical safety of food packaging and management of packaging waste at Euractiv event in Brussels
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April 12, 2018
Swedish Chemicals Agency sees need for extended ban on microplastics in cosmetic and other chemical products, endorses restriction at EU level
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April 12, 2018
New study finds zinc nanoparticles used in food can coatings to negatively affect intestinal functions such as nutrient absorption, iron and glucose transport; UPDATE: original article retracted due to calculation mistake; corrected article published in December 2018
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April 11, 2018
Swedish platform on nanomaterial safety publishes new website with information on safety aspects of nanomaterials
Topics: nanomaterials
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