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

February 20, 2015

Effects of non-persistent chemicals on human sex selection

Paternal BPA and select phthalate metabolites associated with an excess of female births, contrary shown for maternal preconception exposure
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February 20, 2015

Diglycidyl ethers of BPA and BPF detected in humans

Diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A (BADGE) and bisphenol F (BFDGE) measured in human blood plasma and adipose fat
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February 19, 2015

France pressured to reverse its ban on BPA

UK government deems the ban unnecessary
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February 19, 2015

EFSA approves polymeric additive for use in FCMs

New additive copolymer in nanoform to be used in PVC and PLA
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February 18, 2015

Workshop on EDCs and health

One-day workshop organized by HEAL, WECF and the Women’s health centre to take place on March 5, 2015 in Munich, Germany
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February 17, 2015

Court battle over estrogenicity of BPA-free plastic

Updated report on legal battle involving Tritan® plastic marketed as “EA-free”
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February 17, 2015

Biocides symposium 2015

Symposium on authorization of biocidal products to be held on May 11-13, 2015, use of biocides in FCMs will be discussed
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February 17, 2015

WSJ opinion article: BPA scare looks like a false alarm

Opinion article in The Wall Street Journal calls for reallocation of resources for BPA studies to more productive projects
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February 16, 2015

Non-monotonicity in risk assessment context

New study develops decision tree for assessing the strength of non-monotonic dose-response relationships
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February 16, 2015

Marine plastic pollution on rise

Plastic pollution of oceans to increase tenfold by 2025 without efficient waste management
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