News
The Food Packaging Forum reports on recent developments across the food packaging and health field.
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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September 22, 2015
Research project of National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, finds that EDC exposure during fetal life and via breast milk increases breast development in young female rats
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September 21, 2015
Four webinars and one in-person workshop on in vitro to in vivo extrapolation hosted by U.S. National Toxicology Program between October 2015 and February 2016
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September 21, 2015
French Constitutional Court removes ban on manufacture and export of BPA-containing FCMs; ban remains valid for French market
Topics: bisphenol A, regulation
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September 18, 2015
ECHA launches platform with guidance for industry on replacing toxic chemicals and hosts webinars on the topic
Topics: ECHA
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September 18, 2015
EFSA conference on food safety on October 14-16, 2015 in Milan, Italy can be followed live via web stream; questions for Q&A sessions can be submitted via Twitter or EFSA-Expo website
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