News
The Food Packaging Forum reports on recent developments across the food packaging and health field.
March 30, 2015
French MEP Michèle Rivasi urges EU Commission to move forward with actions on EDCs to protect EU citizens
Topics: endocrine disruptor, European Commission
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March 27, 2015
700 potential EDCs to be screened, final deadline to set criteria for identifying EDCs not established
Topics: endocrine disruptor
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March 26, 2015
Prenatal exposure to diethylhexyl phthalate increased male-to-female sex ratio, altered ovarian morphology and caused some breeding abnormalities
Topics: phthalates
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March 26, 2015
EPA proposed new reporting and recordkeeping requirements for nanoscale chemicals already in use
Topics: EPA, nanomaterials
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March 25, 2015
Study shows offspring of fish exposed to BPA and EE2 to have decreased fertility and increased embryo mortality three generations later
Topics: bisphenol A, endocrine disruptor
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March 25, 2015
New coating LiquiGlide developed by US researchers, creates extra layer between container and liquid that can slide out easier
Topics: coating
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March 25, 2015
EC launched series of roundtable meetings in Brussels to discuss responses to public consultation on EDC criteria
Topics: endocrine disruptor, European Commission
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March 24, 2015
FDA announced filing of two food additive petitions submitted by consumer groups
Topics: FDA
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March 24, 2015
Danish researchers identify well-known and new EDCs in paper and board food packaging
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March 24, 2015
ECHA reviewed hundreds of Substances of Very High Concern in 2014
Topics: ECHA
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