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

June 11, 2014

EFSA considers 2 new substances safe for use in FCM

EFSA publishes scientific opinions on perfluorinated processing aid and monomer for can coating

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June 11, 2014

Reviewing BPA’s toxicity

New study reviews toxicological research of BPA, considers BPA a toxicant to female and potentially male reproductive systems

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June 10, 2014

Plastic bags linked to reproductive failures

New study investigates substances from multilayer plastic bags, cause reproductive failures in artificial insemination

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June 10, 2014

Additives market: 60 billion USD by 2020

Additives market to grow from 12.6 to 17 million tonnes until 2020, industry reports

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June 10, 2014

EFSA evaluates another recycling process

“Greenfiber” based on VACUREMA Prime ® technology considered safe for recycling PET into food contact materials

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June 10, 2014

New technique for measuring nanomaterial exposure

Researchers develop technique to visualize and analyze exposure to nanomaterials, may resolve difficulties in risk assessment of nanomaterials

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June 5, 2014

Mapping the human exposome

New European project HELIX maps the early childhood exposome; growth, development and health

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June 5, 2014

DEHP infant exposure may exceed safe levels

New study reviews literature on phthalate exposure and diet, estimates infant exposure to DEHP to exceed US EPA’s reference dose

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June 4, 2014

Infertility and synthetic chemicals

Epoch Times links male infertility to synthetic chemicals; triclosan affects sperm’s sense of orientation

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June 4, 2014

England to introduce plastic bag ban

Queen to announce to Parliament a ban of free plastic bags, supermarkets to charge 5 pence per bag from 2015 onwards

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