News
The Food Packaging Forum reports on recent developments across the food packaging and health field.
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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January 26, 2016
Non-profit organization CHEM Trust releases policy briefing on regulation of FCMs in the EU; recommends better integration with REACH and reduction of chemicals of concern
Topics: circular economy, DG SANTE, endocrine disruptor, European Commission, NIAS, REACH, regulation, SVHC
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January 25, 2016
Danish consumer council tests drinking bottles made of plastic, metal, and glass; almost no chemicals of concern detected; 1 metal bottle released small amounts of aluminum, 1 plastic bottle showed small overall chemical migration into sour liquids
Topics: migration
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January 25, 2016
JRC publishes review of OECD nanomaterials testing and assessment program
Topics: nanomaterials
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January 25, 2016
Green Chemistry & Commerce Council addresses chemists’ lack of toxicology training and resulting impediments for green chemistry at U.S. Congress
Topics: green chemistry
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