News
The Food Packaging Forum reports on recent developments across the food packaging and health field.
February 27, 2017
EFSA runs survey on communication of uncertainty in scientific risk assessments
Topics: EFSA, risk assessment
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February 24, 2017
Law firm Keller and Heckman points out differences in FCM regulation in the EU, U.S., and China
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February 24, 2017
NGO-commissioned study finds that OECD’s dossiers on 11 nanomaterials are of ‘little to no value’ in assessing risks; characterization of test materials in most cases ‘insufficient’ to ensure nano-specificity
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February 24, 2017
Scientists report evidence suggesting that immune reactivity to BPA bound to human tissue proteins may contribute to neurological autoimmune disorders
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February 24, 2017
IARC scientists reply to critical commentary; point out the importance of hazard classification as an initial step in the risk assessment process, highlight the role of epidemiological evidence
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February 24, 2017
Scientists review food components and contaminants that can act as (anti)androgens; in vitro-based computational model for interactions with androgen receptor identifies active chemicals in ToxCast dataset
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February 24, 2017
Scientists discuss aggregate exposure assessment for bisphenol A; source-to-dose (forward) and biomonitoring-based (backward) calculation resulted in similar estimates; 90% of exposure comes from diet and the remaining 10% mainly from dermal exposure
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February 23, 2017
New EFSA scientific study tests different mixtures of mineral oil saturated hydrocarbons (MOSH), relevant to human diet, in rats; bioaccumulation at low dose MOSH exposure in humans possibly underestimated; MOSH appear persistent in adipose tissue
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February 23, 2017
Approval of biocidal active substances in food contact applications discussed, legal uncertainties highlighted by experts
Topics: biocides, regulation
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February 22, 2017
EU Commission’s Joint Research Centre publishes reports on marine litter in Europe, addresses microplastics and different sources of food and beverage packaging items in the marine environment
Topics: microplastics
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