News
The Food Packaging Forum reports on recent developments across the food packaging and health field.
January 11, 2016
Review on assessment of nanomaterials; discussion about advances and unresolved questions
Topics: nanomaterials
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January 7, 2016
Highlights of the sessions on epigenetics, weighing evidence, and environmental risk assessment summarized
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January 5, 2016
Scientific article summarizes sources of chemical contamination during food production, transport, storage, and processing
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January 5, 2016
Grease-proofing agents not to be used in paper and board in contact with food; FDA concludes no reasonable certainty of no harm
Topics: FDA, fluorinated substances
Reading time: 2 minutes
December 23, 2015
Extensive article informs about gaps in FCM regulation in the EU, hazardous substances found in FCMs, and efforts made by regulators, industry, and non-profit organizations to improve the situation
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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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