News
The Food Packaging Forum reports on recent developments across the food packaging and health field.
December 9, 2014
Study links consumption of canned beverages with BPA lining and acute blood pressure increase
Topics: bisphenol A
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December 9, 2014
U.S. FDA updated its safety declaration on BPA, current exposure levels via food are safe
Topics: bisphenol A, FDA
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December 8, 2014
New study finds phthalate metabolites at high frequency in breast milk samples, authors recommend reduction of phthalate exposure
Topics: phthalates
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December 8, 2014
Stakeholders from industry, academia, NGOs and authorities discussed the Threshold of Toxicological Concern (TTC) approach
Topics: TTC
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December 5, 2014
Online platform launched to simplify participation in EC's public consultation on EDCs
Topics: endocrine disruptor
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December 4, 2014
Food Packaging Forum addresses plastic recycling; processes, regulations, market data and safety issues included
Topics: recycling
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December 2, 2014
Study finds moderate concentrations of urinary BPA associated with overall delayed menarche in adolescent girls
Topics: bisphenol A
Reading time: 1 minute
December 1, 2014
EFSA considers a polymeric antistatic additive in hydrophobic plastics safe for food contact
Topics: EFSA, regulation
Reading time: 1 minute
December 1, 2014
Freely available “EDCs DataBank” contains three-dimensional structures of 615 molecules, suitable for virtual screening
Topics: endocrine disruptor
Reading time: 1 minute
November 28, 2014
New study finds phenols and parabens in urine, milk and serum of North Carolina women
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