News
The Food Packaging Forum reports on recent developments across the food packaging and health field.
April 22, 2015
EU works towards listing perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) in Annex A of the Stockholm Convention on persistent organic pollutants (POPs)
Topics: fluorinated substances
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April 21, 2015
Korean scientists give an overview of recent developments in nano-food packaging including migration research and status of nationa legislations
Topics: migration, nanomaterials
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April 21, 2015
Greek researchers discuss potential contribution of EDCs to elevated androgens levels and possibly to acne development
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April 21, 2015
Ionic silver but no silver nanoparticles migrated from FCMs into food simulants
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April 20, 2015
American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations identified serious flaws in Udall-Vitter chemical safety bill
Topics: regulation, TSCA
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April 20, 2015
EU Commission’s DG Sante to hold two roundtables on EDCs in April and May 2015 with Member States and MEPs respectively
Topics: endocrine disruptor, exposure
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April 20, 2015
Japanese researchers find urinary concentrations of phthalate metabolites in children to be higher in comparison to their parents
Topics: exposure, phthalates
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April 20, 2015
One-day conference to take place on June 1, 2015 in Brussels
Topics: endocrine disruptor, European Commission
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April 17, 2015
EFSA issued its annual report for 2014, does not mention low health concern associated with aggregate exposure to BPA
Topics: bisphenol A, EFSA
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April 16, 2015
CEF Panel considers zinc oxide to be safe in nanoform, concerns exist over migration of soluble ionic zinc
Topics: EFSA, nanomaterials
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