News
The Food Packaging Forum reports on recent developments across the food packaging and health field.
January 6, 2015
Second phase of the BPA ban includes all packaging, containers and utensils coming into contact with food
Topics: bisphenol A, regulation
Reading time: 1 minute
January 5, 2015
Danish EPA identifies 132 problematic substances or substance groups in plastic products
Reading time: 1 minute
December 19, 2014
The Swedish Chemicals Agency responded to the Commission’s proposal on criteria to identify EDCs
Topics: endocrine disruptor, European Commission
Reading time: 1 minute
December 18, 2014
New study shows perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acids to be emitted from heated polytetrafluoroethylene surfaces, emission increases with temperature
Topics: fluorinated substances
Reading time: 2 minutes
December 18, 2014
Cumulative risks from exposure to multiple phthalates higher for children in manufacturing-intensive locations
Topics: phthalates
Reading time: 1 minute
December 18, 2014
JRC’s EU Reference Laboratory for alternatives to animal testing launches a genotoxicity and carcinogenicity database
Topics: JRC
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December 17, 2014
Changes proposed by the EC to the authorization process might jeopardize intentions of REACH
Topics: REACH, regulation
Reading time: 1 minute
December 17, 2014
New study reports on the first Europe-wide biomonitoring project in 17 countries
Topics: biomonitoring
Reading time: 1 minute
December 16, 2014
BPA-free thermoplastic resins evaluated for estrogenic activity, four out of 14 resins released estrogenic chemicals
Topics: bisphenol A
Reading time: 1 minute
December 16, 2014
Toxicity data for 328 pesticides included into the TTC database, experimental and theoretical risk assessments evaluated
Topics: risk assessment, TTC
Reading time: 2 minutes
