News
The Food Packaging Forum reports on recent developments across the food packaging and health field.
May 8, 2014
New study links body weight to BPA and phthalate exposure, first prospective cohort study on BPA and weight gain
May 7, 2014
Researchers investigate evolution of hormone receptors; little evolutionary pressure explains responsiveness to environmental toxicants
May 7, 2014
May 7, 2014
NRDC scientists comments on FDA conclusion regarding BPA’s safety; undermines BPA safety research
May 6, 2014
US National Academy of Sciences criticizes EPA report on adequacy of toxicity testing for non-monotonic dose-responses
May 5, 2014
France to remove BPA from cashier receipts and toys; to evaluate safety of 5 food contact substances suspected to be EDCs in 2014
May 1, 2014
New results from FDA’s BPA low dose study show significant effects on female rat brains at lowest dose
April 30, 2014
Huffington Post publishes article calling plastic “food poisoning”, comments on evidence of estrogenic activity of plastic food contact materials
April 30, 2014
EFSA invites BPA stakeholders for discussion of scientific opinions on risk assessment of BPA; stakeholders from national agencies, NGOs, industry, academia comment
April 30, 2014
Higher risk of miscarriage in women highly exposed to BPA; lead author advises pregnant women to avoid BPA exposure
