News
The Food Packaging Forum reports on recent developments across the food packaging and health field.
April 22, 2015
Four NGOs submitted regulatory comment to US FDA to highlight that process for overseeing food additives in US violates law in their opinion
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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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