News
The Food Packaging Forum reports on recent developments across the food packaging and health field.
July 3, 2015
Year 12 students collaborate with academic researchers on unique outreach project at UK university; study of BPA body burden and health effects in 120 participants planned
Topics: bisphenol A
Reading time: 1 minute
July 3, 2015
ECHA proposes to add 15 substances of very high concern to the REACH Authorization List; includes 3 food contact chemicals
Reading time: 1 minute
July 2, 2015
Major U.S. scientific environmental health journal zooms in on food contact materials, shows issues with all common food packaging materials, discusses available solutions
Topics: migration
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July 2, 2015
New study links prenatal exposure to phthalates and phenols to altered gene expression in placenta of pregnant women
Reading time: 1 minute
June 30, 2015
Danish consumer council tests nine different bags of microwave oven popcorn and finds PFCAs in the lining of all of them
Topics: fluorinated substances
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June 30, 2015
The U.S. House of Representatives votes in favor of Toxic Substances Control Act reform bill; U.S. Senate will vote in July 2015
Topics: regulation, TSCA
Reading time: 2 minutes
June 26, 2015
DG SANTE informs about on-going study at JRC on current industry supply chain and national non-harmonized FCM legislation; aim to assess efficiency and effectiveness of existing EU FCM regulations
Topics: DG SANTE
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June 25, 2015
Series of new studies finds mixtures of everyday non-carcinogenic chemicals to be of concern for causing cancer; individual chemicals present at low levels; opportunity for improvement of chemical risk assessment and primary prevention of cancer
Topics: mixture toxicity
Reading time: 4 minutes
June 25, 2015
New Parma consensus statement recommends using new term "metabolic disruptors" instead of "obesogens", shows areas of scientific agreement and uncertainty, discusses research needs on chemicals that cause obesity, diabetes and related metabolic disorders
Topics: metabolic disruptor, obesogen
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June 25, 2015
Chemical & Engineering News publishes extensive cover story on phthalates; restrictions, alternatives and hormonal activity discussed
Topics: phthalates
Reading time: 2 minutes
