News
The Food Packaging Forum reports on recent developments across the food packaging and health field.
July 11, 2017
OECD launches new portal on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs); provides background information on PFASs and alternatives
Topics: fluorinated substances
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July 11, 2017
EFSA publishes two documents describing general and specific reporting requirements for submitting data on occurrence of contaminants and food additives in food
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July 11, 2017
Safer Chemicals Healthy Families surveys consumers to understand their view on toxic chemicals in products; observes strong preference for ‘safe and healthy products free of dangerous chemicals’
Topics: substitution
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July 11, 2017
EFSA opens registration for stakeholder workshop on BPA hazard assessment protocol to be held in Brussels on September 14, 2017 following the closure of the currently-running public consultation
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July 11, 2017
Center for Environmental Health provides information on BPA presence in coatings of cans sold in small ethnic stores in U.S.; finds BPA in coatings of over 90% of surveyed cans; calls for listing of these products in California’s Proposal65 database on BPA
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July 10, 2017
ECHA adds perfluorohexane-1-sulfonic acid to Candidate List of substances of very high concern, updates entries for BPA and four phthalates to include endocrine disrupting properties for human health
Topics: bisphenol A, ECHA, European Commission, fluorinated substances, phthalates, REACH, regulation, SVHC
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July 10, 2017
Denmark and Sweden maintain that EDC criteria require too high burden of proof; France promises tougher national controls on EDCs; Endocrine Society calls on EU Parliament to ‘gather input’ from endocrine scientists
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July 10, 2017
Dutch institute for public health and environment (RIVM) publishes annual report 2016
Topics: bisphenol A, mixture toxicity
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July 7, 2017
Scientists examine associations between exposure factors and levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in humans; compare several methods of dietary exposure assessment; food contact articles significantly contributed to PFASs intakes
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July 7, 2017
Scientists compile comprehensive review on phthalates, focus on human health effects observed in epidemiological and clinical studies
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