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The Food Packaging Forum reports on recent developments across the food packaging and health field.

February 27, 2015

Potential cardiac toxicity of BPS

New study links bisphenol S exposure to irregular heartbeats in female rats
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February 26, 2015

New FPF report: Dietary intake of BPA in the US

Researchers identified canned vegetables as a major contributor to adult BPA exposure through food
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February 26, 2015

Dietary intake of BPA in the US

New study estimates BPA intake of US adults via diet, canned vegetables are a major contributor to exposure
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February 25, 2015

EU project on food packaging safety successfully concluded

SAFEMTECH project presented its achievements, new active packaging developed available on the market
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February 25, 2015

REACH requirements for reproductive toxicity changed

ECHA now requires one generation reprotoxicity test method
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February 25, 2015

California’s plastic bag ban suspended

Referendum by plastic bag producers overturned the ban, voters to decide its fate on November 2016 ballot
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February 24, 2015

Denmark: EFSA’s recommended safe level for BPA is too high

Denmark's National Food Institute maintains its previous risk assessment of BPA is correct
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February 24, 2015

Conference to discuss precautionary principle

ANSES and Sciences Po co-organize a conference in Paris, entitled “Health risks, precaution and innovation”
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February 23, 2015

DEHP may alter male genital development

Prenatal DEHP exposure linked to shorter distance between anus and genitals in boys, shorter anogenital distance may signal reproductive issues later in life
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February 23, 2015

EDC expert responds to WSJ editorial on BPA

The Wall Street Journal publishes a response letter to recent BPA editorial, BPA is a threat to public health
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