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

June 18, 2014

Plastics and ocean protection

Marine pollution with plastics debris receives increased attention in the media, U.S. government issues new plans to protect oceans

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June 18, 2014

Scientific opinion on nanosilver

DG SANCO publishes final opinion on nanosilver’s safety, health and environmental effects, human exposure acknowledged, knowledge gaps concerning health effects prevail

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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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