News
The Food Packaging Forum reports on recent developments across the food packaging and health field.
May 20, 2015
New report reveals internal documents, details stakeholder activities in obstructing Commission work on endocrine disrupting chemicals
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May 19, 2015
NGOs from the EU and the U.S. ask chair of EU Parliament Trade Committee to support exclusion of chemicals from TTIP trade negotiations
Topics: TTIP
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May 18, 2015
Coop Denmark removes microwave popcorn from shelves because packaging contains fluorinated substances
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May 18, 2015
Authorization of biocides discussed at the Biocides Symposium ’15 in Ljubljana, Slovenia
Topics: biocides, regulation
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May 15, 2015
Interactive workshop organized by US National Academy of Sciences discussed nature of trust in science
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May 15, 2015
New science advisory system of the Commission to be operational by autumn 2015, seven top level scientists will be recruited to advise European policy makers
Topics: European Commission
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May 15, 2015
Oleuropein and hydroxytyrosol from olive leaves may protect from BPA-induced toxic effects in livers and kidneys
Topics: bisphenol A
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May 15, 2015
CHEM Trust is concerned that simplification proposals for REACH could increase chemical risks
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May 12, 2015
Article by news provider ScienceNordic expresses concerns over use of new fluorinated substances that may be just as harmful as chemicals they replace
Topics: fluorinated substances
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May 12, 2015
FutureTox III conference will discuss how to predict human health risks from emerging “big data”
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