News
The Food Packaging Forum reports on recent developments across the food packaging and health field.
March 30, 2017
Article highlights increasing popularity of bulk, unpackaged foods in the U.S. and outlines benefits for both retailers and consumers: High margins, less food and packaging waste, price savings, familiarizing with new foods
Topics: recycling
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March 30, 2017
JRC and partners of EU project NanoDefine develop strategy for identifying nanomaterials based on particles’ volume specific surface area (VSSA)
Reading time: 2 minutes
March 29, 2017
EFSA launches public consultation on its draft policy on independence; deadline for submitting comments is May 5, 2017
Topics: EFSA
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March 29, 2017
EFSA publishes report summarizing stakeholder input received for its project on the development of a harmonized methodology for risk assessment of chemical mixtures (MixTox)
Topics: EFSA, mixture toxicity
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March 29, 2017
JRC study reviews EU legislation on nanomaterials; summarizes different sectors with nano-specific provisions, such as plastic FCM regulation; more research needed to address regulatory questions
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March 28, 2017
DG SANTE publishes latest meeting minutes on revised EDC criteria; no agreement yet among Member States
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March 27, 2017
DG SANTE publishes call for 7 new members of EFSA’s Management Board; deadline for applications is May 19, 2017
Topics: EFSA
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March 27, 2017
ECHA adopts updated Community Rolling Action Plan for 2017-2019; 22 substances to be evaluated in 2017, of which 7 are relevant for food contact materials
Topics: ECHA, risk assessment
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March 27, 2017
ECHA publishes data on 15,000 chemicals registered under REACH; including physical-chemical properties and toxicological data; database available for download
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March 24, 2017
Scientists quantify per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) and their precursors in microwave popcorn bags sampled in Europe, Americas, Asia; short-chain PFASs prevalent in Europe and Americas, long-chain PFASs in Asia
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