News
The Food Packaging Forum reports on recent developments across the food packaging and health field.
October 12, 2015
New report on European food packaging market by consultancy Ceresana predicts 38.2 million tons of food packaging by 2022; highest growth expected for bioplastic packaging and packaging for convenience foods
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October 12, 2015
EFSA’s CEF Panel considers FCMs made from post-consumer PET recycling process ‘San Miguel Industrias PET’ safe for contact with all types of foodstuffs
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October 12, 2015
New study finds association between increased levels of BPA in mothers’ blood during first trimester of pregnancy and lower birth weight in their baby daughters
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September 29, 2015
Endocrine Society releases executive summary of second Scientific Statement on EDCs; mounting evidence on associations between exposure to EDCs and various health problems such as diabetes and obesity
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September 28, 2015
New study finds synthetic textile fibers and plastic debris in the guts of fish intended for human consumption
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September 25, 2015
New study finds association between prenatal exposure to increased levels of BPA and low birth weight; female infants potentially more susceptible
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September 25, 2015
Endocrine Society holds virtual news conference on September 28, 2015 to present second Scientific Statement on EDCs; full report scheduled for release in October 2015
Topics: endocrine disruptor
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September 24, 2015
EU research project Polymark develops chemical marker technology to improve identification and sorting of plastic packaging and thus improve recycling
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September 23, 2015
Startup company Skipping Rocks Lab creates edible water capsule as alternative to bottled water
Topics: bioplastics
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September 22, 2015
Belgium calls companies to register nanosubstances and mixtures containing nanosubstances before January 1, 2016 and January 1, 2017, respectively; registration exemption for food contact materials
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