News
The Food Packaging Forum reports on recent developments across the food packaging and health field.
December 7, 2015
U.S. Food and Drug Administration decides that also food contact substances in imported food need to be compliant with U.S. standards
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December 7, 2015
European Commission Joint Research Centre develops analytical methods for determining BPA and 12 similar substances in food
Topics: bisphenol A, JRC
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December 7, 2015
ECHA’s Committee for Socio-economic Assessment considers benefits of restricting BPA in thermal paper unlikely to be higher than costs; ultimate decision to be taken by European Commission
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December 2, 2015
European Commission adopts new Circular Economy Package; strategy on plastic recyclability, biodegradability, and presence of hazardous chemicals proposed
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December 1, 2015
DG SANTE shares information on its ‘Technical expert group on food contact materials’
Topics: DG SANTE, European Commission
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December 1, 2015
EFSA’s CEF Panel considers post-consumer PET recycling process ‘General Plastic’ insufficiently safe for food contact materials
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December 1, 2015
Article in New York Times outlines the issue of exposure to toxic chemicals from common products and the consequences for human health
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November 30, 2015
Report by the United Nations Environment Program judges biodegradable plastics to deflect from problem of plastic ocean pollution
Topics: bioplastics, microplastics
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November 30, 2015
National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, and Danish Environmental Protection Agency launch database containing over 600,000 chemical structures and (Q)SAR data on potential associated harmful effects
Topics: risk assessment
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November 30, 2015
European Parliament passes non-binding resolution banning the recycling of plastics containing phthalate DEHP
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