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

June 17, 2014

Some BPA-free plastics are estrogenic

Mother Jones reports on new controversial scientific study comparing estrogenic activity of different BPA-free labeled plastic products

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June 17, 2014

Workshop on computational toxicology and EDCs

Endocrine Society hosts EPA speaker at public workshop on ToxCast and regulatory endocrine disruption screening

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June 17, 2014

New substances of very high concern

ECHA publishes four new chemicals on its Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) list

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June 16, 2014

Phthalates and male fertility

Father’s chemical exposures come under scrutiny in new epigenetic research project

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June 13, 2014

Nanomaterials: From packaging to food

Mother Jones reports on nanomaterials in food, use and health consequences remain unknown, may pose a problem

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June 13, 2014

Biobased, not biodegradable

Consultant argues for biobased but not biodegradable packaging solutions, considers biodegradability inefficient

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June 13, 2014

EDCs: France pushes for hazard based definition

France places EDC definition on meeting agenda of Ministers of the Environment, supports definition based on hazard properties

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June 12, 2014

US Regulation of antimicrobials

Consultant clarifies US FDA and EPA jurisdiction of antimicrobials used in food contact materials

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June 12, 2014

DG SANCO stakeholder meeting on FCMs

European Commission invites food contact material stakeholders to discuss recycling processes, migration test guidelines and CoE resolutions

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June 11, 2014

New report: Bioplastics in food contact materials

New FPF background article on the use of bioplastics in food contact materials, addressing applications, toxicity, regulation and standards

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