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

December 16, 2014

Workshop on nano health and safety research

U.S. and EU organize a joint workshop to deepen collaboration in nanosafety research, to be held in March 2015 in Italy
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December 15, 2014

Endocrine disrupting properties of DEHP recognized by ECHA

ECHA’s Member State Committee agreed to classify DEHP not only as a reprotoxicant, but also as an endocrine disruptor in the environment
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December 15, 2014

EFSA: BPA opinion adopted

Scientific opinion on bisphenol A to be published in January 2015
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December 12, 2014

PFAAs and DDE may affect thyroid hormone levels

Prenatal exposure to PFAAs and DDE may be associated with T4 levels in infants, Dutch study shows
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December 11, 2014

Prenatal phthalate exposure may be linked to lower IQ

Children of mothers with high exposure to DnBP and DiBP shown to have lower IQ levels
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December 11, 2014

BPA may be tied to polycystic ovary syndrome in adolescent girls

Study finds that adolescent girls with polycystic ovary syndrome have increased serum BPA levels
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December 10, 2014

Experts gathered to discuss plastic and paper food packaging

Smithers Pira hosted its flagship food contact conference in Munich, Germany
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December 10, 2014

An introductory guide to EDCs

Endocrine society and NGO network released a new guide providing a comprehensive introduction to EDCs
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December 10, 2014

TTC education course at EUROTOX 2015

ILSI Europe organized a course on threshold of toxicological concern (TTC) at the upcoming EUROTOX 2015 congress in Portugal
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December 9, 2014

Opinion: elevated blood pressure unlikely related to trace levels of BPA

American Chemistry Council considers new BPA study to inappropriately concern and confuse consumers about drinking canned beverages
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