News
The Food Packaging Forum reports on recent developments across the food packaging and health field.
May 26, 2017
U.S. federal agencies' committee releases draft roadmap for further developmnt of alternative testing approaches, aimed at improving regulatory acceptance; public consultation open until August 31, 2017
Topics: regulation, toxicity testing
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May 26, 2017
Environmental Defense Fund and other NGOs file lawsuit challenging U.S. FDA’s Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) practice allowing industry to make self-determinations of food additives’ safety
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May 26, 2017
European Chemicals Agency publishes and updates several guidance documents for REACH registration of nanomaterials
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May 26, 2017
ECHA and Cefic work on generating inventory of plastic additives; release expected by end of summer 2017
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May 24, 2017
Colloquium co-organized by FDA and Society of Toxicology provides an overview of FDA’s practices in safety assessment of food packaging and other food contact substances, discusses alternative coatings and nanocomposites
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May 24, 2017
Trade association PlasticsEurope files court action against ECHA for including bisphenol A in the list of substances of very high concern
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May 24, 2017
German TV program investigates composition of plastic inner coatings of coffee to go cups; finds samples to contain diisodecyl phthalate and long-chain hydrocarbons
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May 23, 2017
Friends of Glass survey finds EU-consumers to favor glass packaging for food and drink; glass considered to be safest packaging material with lowest risk of interaction with food
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May 22, 2017
Food Packaging Forum held second part of webinar on food contact materials regulation in China on May 18, 2017; video recording and presentation slides now available
Topics: events, regulation
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May 22, 2017
Global regulatory news and industry initiatives presented at Smithers Pira conference on Global Food Contact; presentations focused on the harmonization of the European legislation and the mutual understanding of global regulatory frameworks
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