News
The Food Packaging Forum reports on recent developments across the food packaging and health field.
July 8, 2015
EFSA’s CEF Panel calls for feedback on draft scientific opinion on the safety assessment of food contact materials; public consultation open until October 7, 2015
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July 8, 2015
Researchers study lethality of aquarium fish held in polyethylene bag; toxic levels of nonylphenol found to migrate into salt water
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July 7, 2015
ECHA selects over 200 substances for further investigation by European Member State authorities; selection is part of annual screening to identify Substances of Very High Concern
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July 7, 2015
Research project at the National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, explores screening strategy for toxic chemicals in food packaging materials made from paper and board; endocrine disruptors detected and database built
Topics: endocrine disruptor
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July 7, 2015
Call for abstracts is now open for ILSI Europe’s 6th International Symposium on Food Packaging in November 2016 in Barcelona, Spain; submission deadline is January 31, 2016
Topics: events
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July 6, 2015
Article by Yahoo Health discusses reusability of food containers made of different plastic materials
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July 6, 2015
Swedish NGO’s inventory of producers is a new tool for investors; provides information about companies producing hazardous chemicals in Europe
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July 6, 2015
German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment proposes extended assessment criteria to identify endocrine disruptors under European regulation
Topics: endocrine disruptor, regulation
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July 3, 2015
Study investigates composition of biodegradable adhesive and chemical migration from bioplastics laminates, identifies several NIAS, shows importance for migration testing of finished material
Topics: NIAS
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July 3, 2015
EPA releases screening results for 52 pesticide chemicals; American Chemistry Council applauds EPA on this accomplishment
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