News
The Food Packaging Forum reports on recent developments across the food packaging and health field.
March 2, 2018
State of Washington foresees ban on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in food packaging by 2021 if safer alternatives can be identified
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March 1, 2018
New report by European Environment Agency discusses future developments needed to attain sustainable chemistry
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March 1, 2018
EFSA’s CEF Panel working group on phthalates reassesses safety of DBP, BBP and DEHP for food contact plastics; minutes of first meeting now available online
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March 1, 2018
Academic scientists criticize U.S. FDA’s premature conclusions on safety of bisphenol A based on draft CLARITY-BPA core study report; academic studies within CLARITY-BPA will elucidate more sensitive effects on endocrine system
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February 28, 2018
Updated meeting minutes of EFSA’s CEF Panel working group on food contact materials now available online
Topics: EFSA, regulation
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February 28, 2018
Article in Environmental Health Perspectives discusses shortcomings in current risk assessment of food contact materials, features expert opinions
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February 27, 2018
Updated meeting minutes of EFSA’s CEF Panel working group on recycling plastics now available online
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February 27, 2018
UK Environment Secretary pushes for ban on plastics straws; EU Commission’s vice-president says EU law on single-use plastics expected before summer 2018
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February 26, 2018
EU reference laboratory for FCMs publishes report on performance of EU official laboratories in migration testing; 59% of labs succeed in temperature control, 80% in migration quantification
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February 26, 2018
GLP core study of CLARITY-BPA research program finds ‘few significant effects’ in rats chronically exposed to bisphenol A; American Chemistry Council emphasizes that BPA is safe for consumers
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