News
The Food Packaging Forum reports on recent developments across the food packaging and health field.
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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January 16, 2015
New study uses chitosan-coatings made from shrimp shells to increase shelf-life of baby carrots
Topics: bioplastics
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January 15, 2015
Scientists demonstrate that bisphenol F and bisphenol S exhibit almost a comparable endocrine activity as bisphenol A
Topics: bisphenol A, bisphenol S
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January 15, 2015
Bisphenol A alternatives detected in thermal paper in Switzerland, bisphenol F and bisphenol S shown to exhibit endocrine activity using in vitro and in silico tools, no significant endocrine activity found for the alternatives Pergafast® 201 and D-8
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January 15, 2015
US National Toxicology Program Office of Health Assessment and Translation publishes standard operating procedures for conducting systematic reviews
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January 15, 2015
Adipic acid dihydrazide and 1,7-octadiene are not of a safety concern for consumers
Topics: EFSA
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