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The Food Packaging Forum reports on recent developments across the food packaging and health field.

August 25, 2015

Canada requests data on nanomaterials

Canadian nanomaterials manufacturers required to provide extensive data on their products by February 2016
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August 25, 2015

Compliance of FCMs in Northern Europe

Norden project on compliance of food contact materials publishes results; improved declarations of compliance needed
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August 24, 2015

PFOA in drinking water

New report by Environmental Working Group suggests that exposure to PFOA might not be safe at any level
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August 24, 2015

PFAS in breast milk

Study shows that breast milk is major source of exposure to perfluorinated chemicals for infants; researchers express concern but do not discourage breastfeeding
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August 20, 2015

Focus on perfluorinated chemicals

CHEM Trust summarizes concerns related to perfluorinated compounds, advocates for rapid phase out
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August 20, 2015

BPA and behavioral problems in children

Canadian study finds correlation between increased levels of BPA and behavioral problems in children and adolescents
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August 20, 2015

Avoiding regrettable substitutions

History of green chemistry discussed in The Guardian; experts call for informed strategies for removing classes of hazardous chemicals from consumer products
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August 17, 2015

Interindividual variability in chemical risk assessment

National Academies of Sciences hosts meeting on differences in how humans respond to environmental stressors, implications for chemical risk assessment; webcast available
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August 11, 2015

Predicting toxic effects of chemicals

Computational method developed to predict toxic effects of everyday chemicals in human individuals and populations; crowd-sourced study integrates findings from many different laboratories to build more robust model
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August 10, 2015

Sweden to ban BPA use in water pipes

Swedish government announces intention to protect infants and children from exposure to bisphenol A in tap water
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