News
The Food Packaging Forum reports on recent developments across the food packaging and health field.
January 22, 2015
EFSA moves open plenary meetings to Brussels, more external observers are allowed to participate
Topics: EFSA
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January 22, 2015
New study links BPA exposure in pregnancy to oxidative stress in mother and offspring, similar findings in both human association study and animals testing study
Topics: bisphenol A
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January 22, 2015
US Environmental Protection Agency proposed Significant New Use Rule (SNUR) for soon-to-be phased-out perfluorinated chemicals
Topics: fluorinated substances
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January 21, 2015
Tolerable daily intake of BPA reduced, current exposure levels too low to cause harm
Topics: bisphenol A, EFSA
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January 21, 2015
In-depth studies conducted by the U.S. federal government show it is unlikely that BPA could cause health effects in humans
Topics: bisphenol A
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January 21, 2015
New study investigates pregnancy serum concentrations of PFOS and PFOA and behavior and motor development of children aged 5–9 years
Topics: fluorinated substances
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January 21, 2015
The European Chemicals Agency published a new report on carcinogenic, mutagenic and reprotoxic substances (CMRs)
Topics: ECHA, regulation
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January 20, 2015
COW2015 will be held April 27-30, 2015
Topics: endocrine disruptor
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January 19, 2015
In silico tool VirtualToxLab used for estimating the toxic potential of chemicals is now freely available for non-profit organizations
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January 19, 2015
U.S. researchers find heart function and blood pressure in mice to be affected by BPA exposure, females appear to be at increased risk for harm
Topics: bisphenol A
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