News
The Food Packaging Forum reports on recent developments across the food packaging and health field.
August 20, 2015
Canadian study finds correlation between increased levels of BPA and behavioral problems in children and adolescents
Topics: bisphenol A
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August 20, 2015
History of green chemistry discussed in The Guardian; experts call for informed strategies for removing classes of hazardous chemicals from consumer products
Topics: green chemistry
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August 17, 2015
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
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
Topics: TTC
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August 10, 2015
Swedish government announces intention to protect infants and children from exposure to bisphenol A in tap water
Topics: bisphenol A, water pipes
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August 6, 2015
Study finds that sunlight exposure of post-consumer PET bottles leads to yellowing of recycled PET bottles
Topics: recycling
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August 6, 2015
Prominent EDC researchers publish rebuttal to critique of WHO/UNEP State of the Science 2012 report, accuse industry-funded scientists to deliberately confuse non-experts to delay regulatory action
Topics: endocrine disruptor
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August 5, 2015
Luxembourg's Ministry of Health organises food contact materials conference as part of its Presidency of the Council of the European Union; registration now open
Topics: events
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August 5, 2015
Workshop challenges scientists to analyze epidemiological data and develop appropriate statistical methods to assess effects of exposure to chemical mixtures
Topics: mixture toxicity
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August 4, 2015
New report illustrates importance of institutional purchasing in advancing the market for safer chemicals; case studies of six organizations removing hazardous chemicals from their products
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