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

February 27, 2015

ACC launches pro-BPA campaign

American Chemistry Council campaigns to highlight conclusions of governmental bodies on BPA safety to consumers and manufacturers
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February 27, 2015

BPA may cause behavioral problems in children

BPA exposure affected behavior of US children aged 7–9 years in sex-specific manner, pre- and postnatal BPA exposure had opposite effects
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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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