News
The Food Packaging Forum reports on recent developments across the food packaging and health field.
September 3, 2014
Chemical properties comparable to conventional plastics
Topics: bioplastics
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September 3, 2014
Grocery Manufacturers Association will give US FDA access to large database of chemical safety information
Topics: FDA, regulation
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September 2, 2014
Food contact bioplastics expected to grow contiuously
Topics: bioplastics
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September 2, 2014
Canada modifies schedule for phthalate assessment, final assessments expected for 2017
Topics: phthalates, regulation
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September 2, 2014
Transatlantic trade agreement may weaken European EDC regulation; European Commission considers reviewing pesticide legislation
Topics: endocrine disruptor, regulation
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September 1, 2014
Journalist investigates debate surrounding the delayed European endocrine disruptor regulation and the necessity of a Chief Scientific Advisor to the European Commission’s president
Topics: endocrine disruptor, regulation
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September 1, 2014
US FDA will update “Toxicological Principles for the Safety Assessment of Food Ingredients”; publishes report on chemical evaluation process
Topics: FDA
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August 29, 2014
Scientific paper reviews endocrine disrupting effects of engineered nanomaterials
Topics: endocrine disruptor
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August 28, 2014
Food Standards Code in Australia and New Zealand judged as inadequate and irrelevant by manufacturers
Topics: nanomaterials
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August 28, 2014
New York Times reports on origin and environmental consequences of the great garbage patches in the oceans
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