News
The Food Packaging Forum reports on recent developments across the food packaging and health field.
September 20, 2017
Coop Denmark launches campaign on ‘cocktails’ of hazardous chemicals in consumer products, urges Danish government to ban per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and bisphenols in food contact materials
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September 19, 2017
EU Commission opens feedback period on revision of nanomaterial definition; deadline for comments is October 13, 2017
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September 19, 2017
Plastics Recyclers Europe and European Bioplastics address impacts of degradable plastics on quality of recycled film; call for separate collection
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September 18, 2017
EU Commission and Member States discuss nanomaterials in food and food contact materials; summary report available
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September 18, 2017
Stakeholder NGOs and industry groups nominate priority substances for European Human Biomonitoring Initiative; deadline for nomination is September 2017
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September 15, 2017
U.S. EPA scientists develop high-throughput computational models for predicting dietary exposure to chemicals from food packaging; exposure from food contact materials found to contribute significantly to overall exposures
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September 14, 2017
Non-profit organization BizNGO publishes model chemicals policy for brands and manufacturers
Topics: green chemistry, substitution
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September 14, 2017
EFSA publishes outcome reports of public consultations on new guidance documents on biological relevance of data and weight of evidence approach in scientific assessments
Topics: EFSA, risk assessment
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September 13, 2017
Article discusses common BPA substitutes and whether products labeled ‘BPA-free’ are safer
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September 13, 2017
Dutch institute for public health and environment releases computational model to determine concentrations of nanoparticles in the environment
Topics: modeling, nanomaterials
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