News
The Food Packaging Forum reports on recent developments across the food packaging and health field.
February 3, 2016
Scientific criteria for endocrine disrupting chemicals will be out before the summer 2016, says EU Commissioner during plenary debate
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February 2, 2016
European Consumer Organisation recommends excluding chemicals from TTIP negotiations between U.S. and EU due to incompatible approaches to chemicals regulation
Topics: TTIP
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February 2, 2016
New study demonstrates disruptive effects of BPA and BPS on embryonic development and reproductive system in zebrafish
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February 1, 2016
New OECD documents on physico-chemical properties and grouping/read-across for safety assessment of nanomaterials available
Topics: nanomaterials
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February 1, 2016
Health and Environment Alliance submits comments to Commission’s BPA roadmap, recommends banning all bisphenols with endocrine disrupting properties for FCMs
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January 29, 2016
EFSA’s CEF Panel publishes scientific opinion on safety assessment of FCMs, including technical report on the public consultation; recommends migration testing of finished FCMs and revisiting consumer exposure as well as requirements for toxicity data
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January 28, 2016
Workshop at the European Parliament discusses several major challenges to current FCM regulation and enforcement, unites diverse stakeholders in their call for improvements
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January 27, 2016
Plastic pollution affecting every corner of planet Earth with damaging, long lasting impact, new study shows
Topics: microplastics
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January 27, 2016
Companies DuPont and Archer Daniels Midland develop chemical process to convert fructose into building block for biobased packaging polymers
Topics: bioplastics
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January 26, 2016
Non-profit organization HEAL publishes press release on regulation of FCMs in the EU; highlights necessity of regulating all types of FCMs and prohibiting use of SVHCs and EDCs
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