News
The Food Packaging Forum reports on recent developments across the food packaging and health field.
March 13, 2018
Prof. Dr. Bruce Blumberg discusses chemicals that can interfere with the body’s fat metabolism in webinar hosted by Collaborative on Health and the Environment (CHE) on March 21, 2018
Topics: events, metabolic disruptor
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March 12, 2018
Study commissioned by Norwegian Environment Agency analyzes brominated flame retardants in post-consumer plastics intended for recycling, finds low levels of commercial decaBDE, HBCD, BDE-209, TBBPA, DBDPE
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March 12, 2018
Swedish Chemicals Agency and UN Environment Programme host international conference on new strategy for chemicals and waste beyond 2020, March 13-15, 2018 in Solna, Sweden
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March 12, 2018
EFSA’s Network for Risk Assessment of Nanotechnologies in Food and Feed contributes to draft nano-guidance; annual report now available online
Topics: EFSA, nanomaterials
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March 9, 2018
Food Safety Alliance for Packaging publishes list of chemicals suggested to be replaced or minimized in food packaging ‘as a best practice’
Topics: compliance
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March 9, 2018
40th International Conference on Environmental & Food Monitoring will cover a broad range of topics on chemical safety of food, June 19-22, 2018 in Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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March 9, 2018
U.S. EPA publishes draft strategy for use of alternative toxicity tests in evaluation of chemicals under updated chemicals regulation
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March 9, 2018
Norway adds phthalates, alkylphenols, siloxane to priority list of substances to be eliminated by 2020
Topics: SVHC
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March 9, 2018
Meta-analysis substantiates BPA’s link to hyperactivity in children
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March 9, 2018
NGOs ChemSec and ClientEarth criticize implementation of REACH regarding substitution of hazardous chemicals; request ‘safeguard mechanisms’ to double-check applicants’ analysis of alternatives on the market
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