News
The Food Packaging Forum reports on recent developments across the food packaging and health field.
August 25, 2015
JRC publishes study on in vitro toxicity of nanomaterials including recommendations for risk assessment testing strategies
Topics: nanomaterials
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August 25, 2015
Canadian nanomaterials manufacturers required to provide extensive data on their products by February 2016
Topics: nanomaterials, regulation
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August 25, 2015
Norden project on compliance of food contact materials publishes results; improved declarations of compliance needed
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August 24, 2015
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
Study shows that breast milk is major source of exposure to perfluorinated chemicals for infants; researchers express concern but do not discourage breastfeeding
Topics: exposure, fluorinated substances
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August 20, 2015
CHEM Trust summarizes concerns related to perfluorinated compounds, advocates for rapid phase out
Topics: fluorinated substances
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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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