News
The Food Packaging Forum reports on recent developments across the food packaging and health field.
April 5, 2016
ECHA reports on activities to identify substances of very high concern in 2015; focus on endocrine disrupting chemicals
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April 5, 2016
Reuters U.S. informs about biodegradable composite film made from chitosan and grapefruit seed extract; film can double shelf-life of perishables and contains no chemical additives, according to researchers
Topics: active packaging
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April 4, 2016
American Chemical Society hosts webinar on analytical methods for food contact substances on April 28, 2016
Topics: chemical analytics, events
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April 4, 2016
European Commission plans to lower specific migration limit (SML) for BPA from food contact plastics; new SML shall also apply to varnishes and coatings used in FCMs
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April 4, 2016
Removing unwanted ingredients such as BPA from food products is good, however highly processed foods remain the less favorable diet option compared to fresh, unprocessed foods
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April 1, 2016
EFSA-commissioned survey of expert opinions identifies 28 priority topics for work on food safety, covering chemical, microbiological and environmental risk assessment, and nutrition
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April 1, 2016
EFSA publishes Annual Activity Report 2015 and a revised version of Programming document with strategic outlook for 2016-2019
Topics: EFSA
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April 1, 2016
Scientists review basic principles and market applications of intelligent food packaging; discuss the obstacles to a broader market penetration
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March 31, 2016
Consortium of U.S. NGOs file lawsuit against FDA for failure to act on perchlorate petition; developmental exposure to perchlorate linked to brain deficiencies
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March 31, 2016
Del Monte Foods switches to non-BPA food can linings in the course of 2016
Topics: bisphenol A, coating
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