News
The Food Packaging Forum reports on recent developments across the food packaging and health field.
December 22, 2015
Spain authorizes use of recycled PET and other polymers in food contact materials under certain conditions
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December 22, 2015
New study suggests that 70-90% of cancer risk is due to environmental exposures and lifestyle choices
Topics: chronic disease
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December 21, 2015
European Court of Justice ruling requires notification of every article incorporated in a complex product when containing SVHCs above 0.1%; ECHA updates guidance
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December 21, 2015
Udall-Vitter chemical safety bill approved by U.S. Senate; House and Senate must now unify TSCA reform bills to create new U.S. chemical safety law
Topics: regulation, TSCA
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December 18, 2015
New additions to Candidate List of substances of very high concern; UV-filters and perfluorinated compound among candidates
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December 17, 2015
General Court of the European Union concludes that the European Commission has breached EU law by failing to define criteria for identification of endocrine disrupting chemicals
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December 16, 2015
Foodwatch online petition calling for functional barriers in paper and board packaging in the EU counts nearly 50,000 signatures; food producers and supermarkets react to study results revealing contamination of certain dry food products with mineral oils
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December 15, 2015
European Commission publishes list of substances subject to EDC screening including rationales for selection; screening results expected by April 2016
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December 15, 2015
Meeting report of 4th International Conference on Chemicals Management now available online; final text of resolution on endocrine disrupting chemicals included
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December 10, 2015
No consensus between industry and NGOs regarding EU-wide measures to regulate and restrict BPA in FCMs
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