News
The Food Packaging Forum reports on recent developments across the food packaging and health field.
November 11, 2016
Four NGOs launch the Plastics BAN (Better Alternatives Now) List; identify the most harmful plastic products on the market and suggest readily-available alternatives; California voters approve plastic bags ban
Topics: regulation, substitution
Reading time: 1 minute
November 11, 2016
Italian scientists investigate migration of formaldehyde and melamine from children’s tableware made of melaware and other amino resins; specific and overall migration limits exceeded in some products; aging increases migration; migration cannot be predicted from product's appearance
Reading time: 3 minutes
November 10, 2016
Dutch institute for public health (RIVM) publishes reports showing need for strategy to evaluate endocrine disrupting properties of chemicals
Topics: endocrine disruptor
Reading time: 1 minute
November 10, 2016
Non-profit organization ChemSec, part of EDC-Free Europe, deems revised EU EDC criteria do not adequately protect public health and environment
Reading time: 1 minute
November 9, 2016
Berkeley Center for Green Chemistry holds public forum on alternatives for BPA-containing can linings; non-BPA epoxy material showing no endocrine activity presented
Reading time: 1 minute
November 8, 2016
EFSA survey identifies authority’s methodological needs for use of scientific evidence in its assessments as part of PROMETHEUS project
Topics: EFSA
Reading time: 1 minute
November 7, 2016
German environmental organization Deutsche Umwelthilfe hosts workshop and evening seminar on November 15, 2016 focusing on reusable alternatives for single-use coffee to go cups
Topics: events
Reading time: 1 minute
November 7, 2016
ECHA and EU Member States propose list of 117 substances to be evaluated for risk to human health and environment; list features 4 substances relevant for FCMs
Topics: ECHA, risk assessment
Reading time: 1 minute
November 4, 2016
Draft legal act on EDC identification criteria finds little support by EU Member States; European Commission to change draft, aiming to find a majority among Member States
Reading time: 1 minute
November 3, 2016
Belgium passes Royal Decree on varnishes and coatings intended to come into contact with foodstuffs
Reading time: 1 minute
