News
The Food Packaging Forum reports on recent developments across the food packaging and health field.
February 9, 2017
Swedish Chemicals Agency publishes report on the replacement, reduction and refinement of animal experiments to assess chemical safety
Topics: risk assessment, toxicity testing
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February 9, 2017
Formula-fed infants and toddlers in U.S. exposed to lead mainly from water and food, respectively, according to new report by Environmental Protection Agency
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February 8, 2017
Updated meeting minutes of EFSA’s CEF Panel working group on recycling plastics now available online
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February 8, 2017
EFSA’s CEF Panel Working Group on BPA assessment protocol holds third meeting on the safety reevaluation of BPA; meeting minutes available online
Topics: bisphenol A, EFSA
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February 8, 2017
Food Packaging Forum held webinar on can coatings on February 7, 2017; video recording now available
Topics: can coatings, events
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February 7, 2017
New OECD document discusses the use of alternative testing strategies in risk assessment of nanomaterials; makes recommendations to advance the field within coming years
Topics: nanomaterials, toxicity testing
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February 7, 2017
Article in Daily Environmental Report summarizes strengths and weaknesses of the updated Toxic Substances Control Act; calls on public to engage in implementation process
Topics: regulation, TSCA
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February 6, 2017
Smithers Pira holds food contact and additives conference on September 25-27, 2017 in Arlington, VA
Topics: events
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February 6, 2017
Smithers Pira global food contact conference to take place on May 15-17, 2017 in Rome
Topics: events
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February 3, 2017
Scientists measure release of titanium dioxide particles from non-stick surfaces of quasi-ceramic frying pans; find considerable migration of both ions and particles, partially in nanoform; acidic simulants and scratching accelerate migration
Topics: migration, nanomaterials
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