News
The Food Packaging Forum reports on recent developments across the food packaging and health field.
May 19, 2016
Chemical Footprint Project releases inaugural report; provides insights into leading companies’ chemicals management
Topics: green chemistry
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May 18, 2016
EFSA seeks scientists to join the Panel on Food Additives and Nutrient Sources Added to Food (ANS) or the Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes, Flavourings and Processing Aids (CEF)
Topics: EFSA, risk assessment
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May 18, 2016
New report by Friends of the Earth reveals presence of engineered nanoparticles in popular U.S. baby formula brands; call for moratorium on food and food packaging containing nanomaterials
Topics: food, nanomaterials
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May 18, 2016
New study finds association between prenatal BPA exposure and body fat outcomes in New York City children
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May 17, 2016
Members of the European Parliament submit motion of censure to President of European Parliament; criticize EC’s failure to provide EDC criteria in due time
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May 17, 2016
ECHA estimates costs of substituting chemicals of concern at €290 million per year, health benefits of over €700 million per year
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May 17, 2016
EFSA’s CEF Panel considers poly((R)-3-hydroxybutyrate-co-(R)-3-hydroxyhexanoate), polyacrylic acid, sodium salt, cross-linked, and potassium metabisulfite safe for use in food contact materials under certain conditions
Topics: active packaging, EFSA
Reading time: 3 minutes
May 13, 2016
Overview article describes outcomes of EFSA's emerging risks exchange network (EREN) from 2010-2014, strategy for dealing with emerging risks in food safety
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May 13, 2016
Scientists analyze primary aromatic amines in colored paper napkins from Europe; find sum PAA concentrations exceeding 10 µg/L limit, carcinogenic PAAs exceeding 2 µg/L limit; red, orange, yellow, and multi-colored napkins with highest load
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May 12, 2016
European Parliamentary Research Service assesses implementation of FCM regulation in stakeholder survey; majority in favor of harmonized EU-wide regulation for all types of FCMs
Topics: regulation
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