News
The Food Packaging Forum reports on recent developments across the food packaging and health field.
September 29, 2016
Glass, metal, steel, and paper industry meets at the European Parliament to discuss industrial symbiosis and materials recycling within the circular economy
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September 29, 2016
EFSA opens registration for becoming an official stakeholder; calls on consumer groups, NGOs, industry, distributors, health professionals, academia, and food producers active at EU level
Topics: EFSA
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September 28, 2016
Industry study tests hot-fill bottles with different levels of recycled PET content; recommends using up to 50% recycled PET without negatively impacting performance or clarity
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September 28, 2016
EFSA’s Food Ingredients and Packaging Scientific Network held third meeting on food contact materials on May 24-26, 2016 in Parma, Italy
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September 27, 2016
Latest meeting minutes of EFSA’s CEF Panel working group on BPA immunotoxicity now available
Topics: bisphenol A, EFSA
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September 27, 2016
Updated meeting minutes of EFSA’s CEF Panel working group on FCMs now available
Topics: EFSA
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September 26, 2016
A ‘glass-like’ thermostable copolyester introduced to European market; promoted as alternative to PET, polycarbonate, polystyrene, and glass, particularly for hot-fill applications
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September 26, 2016
European Plastics Converters Association holds one-day conference to discuss the future of plastics packaging
Topics: circular economy, recycling
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September 26, 2016
PFOA, its salts and related substances warrant global action under the Stockholm Convention; Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee considers draft risk profile of PFOA during its 12th meeting
Topics: fluorinated substances
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September 23, 2016
Scientists find exposure to bisphenol A and phthalates associated with decrease in vitamin D levels; women affected more than men; implications for public health may concern bone and muscle health, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer
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