News
The Food Packaging Forum reports on recent developments across the food packaging and health field.
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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March 31, 2016
EFSA hosts scientific colloquium on epigenetics and risk assessment on June 14-15, 2016 in Valencia; registration open until April 27, 2016
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March 31, 2016
CHEM Trust summarizes events surrounding the setting of EDC criteria in the EU; proposes science-based criteria considering endocrine mode of action linked to adverse effect; potency should not be included in criteria
Topics: endocrine disruptor, European Commission
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March 31, 2016
Congress of active and intelligent packaging industry to take place on November 14-15, 2016 in Amsterdam
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March 31, 2016
Scientists analyze and model migration of acetaldehyde scavenger 2-aminobenzamide from PET bottles; suggest alternative accelerated test conditions
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