News
The Food Packaging Forum reports on recent developments across the food packaging and health field.
January 8, 2015
EU textual proposals in bilateral trade talks publicly available, EC commits to higher level of transparency
Topics: European Commission
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January 7, 2015
U.S. FDA reviewed the first decade of the Food Contact Notification program
Topics: FDA, regulation
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January 6, 2015
Second phase of the BPA ban includes all packaging, containers and utensils coming into contact with food
Topics: bisphenol A, regulation
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January 5, 2015
Danish EPA identifies 132 problematic substances or substance groups in plastic products
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December 19, 2014
The Swedish Chemicals Agency responded to the Commission’s proposal on criteria to identify EDCs
Topics: endocrine disruptor, European Commission
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December 18, 2014
New study shows perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acids to be emitted from heated polytetrafluoroethylene surfaces, emission increases with temperature
Topics: fluorinated substances
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December 18, 2014
Cumulative risks from exposure to multiple phthalates higher for children in manufacturing-intensive locations
Topics: phthalates
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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
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December 17, 2014
New study reports on the first Europe-wide biomonitoring project in 17 countries
Topics: biomonitoring
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