News
The Food Packaging Forum reports on recent developments across the food packaging and health field.
August 15, 2017
Researchers develop plastic films with antibiofilm activity by incorporating N-halamines into the polymer matrix; potential applications in food production and processing
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August 15, 2017
Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families and other organizations ask U.S. court to review EPA’s final rules on prioritization and risk evaluation of chemicals, claim rules insufficiently protect health and environment
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August 14, 2017
City of Chicago introduced tax on paper and plastic checkout bags in February 2017; tax collections and research show shoppers are using less bags, indicating behavioral change
Topics: paper & board, plastics
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August 14, 2017
Spanish industry-academia project aims to extract chemical building blocks from country’s orange peel waste for making bioplastic juice bottles
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August 11, 2017
Endocrine Society highlights 3 scientific studies investigating effects of bisphenol A and its common substitute bisphenol S on body weight, liver development, and breast cancer
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August 11, 2017
NGOs respond to EU Commission consultation on chemicals, products and waste in the circular economy; call for EU information system disclosing substances of concern in products
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August 10, 2017
Opinion article highlights growing demand for sustainable packaging and opportunities for consumer packaged goods industry
Topics: bioplastics, recycling
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August 9, 2017
PepsiCo joins program to boost recycling rates in the U.S., invests in redesigning its food packaging and using recoverable and recyclable materials
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August 9, 2017
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency eliminates backlog of over 600 new chemicals awaiting market approval, announces improved chemical review process and increased transparency
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August 8, 2017
New U.S. scientific study associates exposure to quaternary ammonium compounds with transgenerational birth defects in rodents
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