News
The Food Packaging Forum reports on recent developments across the food packaging and health field.
May 16, 2017
Expanded polystyrene food packaging to be banned in the City of New York effective November 13, 2017; foam recycling found not “economically feasible” or “environmentally effective”
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May 16, 2017
Industry-sponsored study assesses four natural substances using EU Commission’s different options for criteria to identify endocrine disruptors; highlights need for including potency considerations in EDC criteria
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May 15, 2017
Researchers find microplastic particles in commercial sea salts from different countries; human intake estimated to be low; more research needed to assess health risks
Topics: food, microplastics
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May 15, 2017
ECHA structures publicly accessible data on chemicals according to lifecycle phases and availability of nanoform
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May 15, 2017
EFSA’s CEF Panel Working Group on BPA assessment protocol holds tenth meeting on the reevaluation of BPA safety; meeting minutes available online
Topics: bisphenol A, EFSA
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May 12, 2017
Scientists derive diffusion coefficients for PET oligomers under swelling conditions; compare predictions by Piringer and Welle migration models
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May 12, 2017
CLARITY-BPA study finds BPA exposure to increase incidence and severity of cardiomyopathy, promoting myocardial degeneration; BPA’s cardiotoxicity could be caused by adverse vascular events
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May 12, 2017
Recycling of steel packaging in Europe reaches an all-time high of 77.5% in 2015
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May 11, 2017
Flexible packaging value chain launches CEFLEX project, aiming to improve packaging design, increase collection and recycling
Topics: circular economy, recycling
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May 11, 2017
Plastics industry launches Polyolefin Circular Economy Platform aiming to increase reuse and recycling of polyolefin products; initial focus on packaging
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