News
The Food Packaging Forum reports on recent developments across the food packaging and health field.
March 8, 2018
Article by New York Times illustrates how difficult it is for consumers to avoid exposure to endocrine disruptors
Reading time: 1 minute
March 8, 2018
Food Packaging Forum holds 6th annual workshop on October 4, 2018 in Zurich, Switzerland; first speakers and topics confirmed
Reading time: 1 minute
March 7, 2018
Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families targets methylene chloride, PFASs, ortho-phthalates for 2018 ranking of retailers’ progress in removing toxic chemicals from products
Reading time: 1 minute
March 7, 2018
European Commission releases second review of REACH regulation, highlights how REACH enhanced chemical safety, suggests actions for improvement
Reading time: 2 minutes
March 6, 2018
Nanotechnology Industries Association comments on EFSA’s draft guidance on risk assessment of nanomaterials, deems scope too general and requirements too conservative
Reading time: 1 minute
March 6, 2018
European Plastic Converters Association holds Food Contact Plastics Seminar on April 19-20, 2018 in Brussels
Reading time: 1 minute
March 5, 2018
Dutch supermarket chain Ekoplaza opens food and drink aisle without plastic packaging in one of its stores; compostable biomaterials, glass, metal, cardboard used as alternatives to conventional plastics
Reading time: 1 minute
March 5, 2018
ECHA’s progress report on evaluation under REACH reveals that majority of registration dossiers lack sufficient information on substances’ toxicity
Topics: ECHA
Reading time: 1 minute
March 5, 2018
ECHA opens call for evidence on possible restriction of intentionally added microplastics; call open until May 11, 2018; informational webinar to be held on March 12, 2018
Reading time: 1 minute
March 2, 2018
EU notifies World Trade Organization of next amendments to plastic FCM regulation; two new substances authorized, specific migration limits changed for two other substances
Reading time: 1 minute
