News
The Food Packaging Forum reports on recent developments across the food packaging and health field.
September 16, 2015
JRC enters partnership with renowned university and organizes “science meets parliaments” event to improve the use of scientific evidence in policy making
Topics: JRC
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September 15, 2015
ECHA Committee for Risk Assessment and Committee for Socio-Economic Analysis release opinions on restriction proposals for PFOA and BPA
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September 15, 2015
Food Packaging Forum and GreenBuzz to host thematic apéro on “Food packaging: Circular economy or take, make and dispose?"; September 22, 2015 in Zurich, registration now open
Topics: events
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September 14, 2015
New study finds that about 50% of U.S. Americans had diabetes or pre-diabetes in 2011-2012; diabetes prevalence stabilizing since 2008
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September 14, 2015
New JRC-study reviews regulatory measures for nanotechnology in food and feed production in different countries; only EU and Switzerland have legally binding nano-specific provisions
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September 11, 2015
Ensia article outlines efforts of U.S. states to demand information on chemicals of concern in consumer products from companies
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September 10, 2015
ECHA publishes extensive summary of scientific workshop on risk assessment of nanomaterials held on October 23-24, 2014 in Helsinki, Finland
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September 10, 2015
New study predicts wide-reaching global impact of marine plastic debris on seabirds
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September 9, 2015
New study finds molecular mechanism likely to contribute to toxic ‘cocktail effect' of EDC mixtures
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September 9, 2015
NGOs urge European Commission to ban recycling of materials containing toxic flame retardant DecaBDE, a chemical previously found in recycled plastic FCMs
Topics: ECHA, endocrine disruptor, European Commission, flame retardants, REACH, recycling, regulation, SVHC
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