News
The Food Packaging Forum reports on recent developments across the food packaging and health field.
February 2, 2015
NGOs conducted a survey about packaging environmental attributes and end-of-life policies, major brands shown to have poor packaging sustainability policies
Topics: recycling
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February 2, 2015
Belgian researchers find urinary phthalate metabolites associated with insulin resistance in obese individuals
Topics: phthalates
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January 30, 2015
Taiwanese study shows prenatal phthalate exposure may delay pubertal development (uterus size, bone age) in girls
Topics: phthalates
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January 30, 2015
ChemSec, the International Chemical Secretariat, is concerned with the media presentation of EFSA's recent scientific opinion on BPA
Topics: bisphenol A, bisphenol S
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January 29, 2015
New study links exposure to EDCs and earlier age at menopause, 15 EDCs identified for closer evaluation including DEHP metabolites
Topics: endocrine disruptor, phthalates
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January 28, 2015
Soup consumption did not lead to higher levels of the active form of BPA in blood of human volunteers, BPA eliminated in urine within 24 hours
Topics: bisphenol A
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January 28, 2015
Sweden took EC to court due to failure to adopt EDC criteria by the end of 2013, case now gained support of European Parliament and Council along with Member States
Topics: endocrine disruptor
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January 27, 2015
German organic food association publishes decision-making support tool for food producers
Topics: bioplastics
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January 27, 2015
Joint symposium of the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment and the Fraunhofer Food Chain Management and Nanotechnology Alliances to be held on 5-6 March, 2015
Topics: nanomaterials
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January 27, 2015
Food Ingredients and Packaging (FIP) Network discussed the latest developments in the area of non-plastics FCMs, next meeting in the first half of 2015
Topics: EFSA
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