News
The Food Packaging Forum reports on recent developments across the food packaging and health field.
November 22, 2016
European Container Glass Federation releases latest glass packaging recycling data; EU glass recycling rate reaches new high of 74%
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November 21, 2016
Report by the Association of Plastic Recyclers and the American Chemistry Council shows that PET and HDPE bottle recycling in the U.S. dropped slightly in 2015, while PP bottle recycling increased by nearly 20%
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November 21, 2016
EFSA’s CEF Panel considers (butadiene, styrene, methyl methacrylate, butyl acrylate) copolymer cross-linked with divinylbenzene or 1,3-butanediol dimethacrylate safe for use in food contact materials under certain conditions
Topics: EFSA
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November 21, 2016
Non-profit organization Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families evaluates 11 U.S. retailers regarding their efforts in removing toxic chemicals; overall retailers’ safer chemicals programs need improvement
Topics: green chemistry, substitution
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November 18, 2016
International Packaging Institute hosts meeting on the circular economy; recycling rates, waste collection, eco-balances, food waste discussed
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November 17, 2016
Endocrine Society comments on revised EDC criteria, scientists send open letter to EC; judge that revised drafts do attempt addressing several concerns raised previously, but the changes are still insufficient and proposed criteria ‘not fit for purpose’
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November 16, 2016
European Commission releases revised draft criteria for identification of endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs); Member States to discuss the revised proposals on November 18
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November 16, 2016
European Union Reference Laboratory for Alternatives to Animal Testing (EURL ECVAM) publishes 2016 status report providing an update on its activities
Topics: JRC, toxicity testing
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November 15, 2016
European Chemicals Agency recommends adding nine substances of very high concern (SVHCs) to the REACH Authorisation list; non-profit organization Chemical Secretariat (ChemSec) criticizes omission of some substances as well as delays on behalf of European Commission
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November 15, 2016
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) provides public access to its scientific models and tools through the Knowledge Junction community and Statistical Models platform; aims at ‘improving transparency, reproducibility and evidence reuse’
Topics: EFSA, risk assessment
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