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The Food Packaging Forum reports on recent developments across the food packaging and health field.
April 24, 2014
US FDA releases new Food Code Reference System, answers questions on food safety in the food retail and service sector
April 23, 2014
European Standard Organization prepares technical specification for risk and benefit assessment of nanomaterials
April 17, 2014
EU Parliament adopts amendment to Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive, 80% reduction of plastic bag use by 2019
April 17, 2014
Replacement of endocrine disrupting chemical taking place for some products, other applications face more obstacles according to a report in Nature
April 16, 2014
New epidemiological study links BPA and phthalates to Type 2 diabetes, elevated risk for pre-menopausal women
April 15, 2014
Morning Sentinel comments on phthalates in products, calls upon Maine government to enforce product labeling to protect vulnerable populations
April 14, 2014
PolicyMic reports on the National Resources Defense Council report on GRAS, considers GRAS gaping loophole in US food and food contact regulation
April 14, 2014
Sense about Science holds Q&A on plastics packaging on Twitter, answers by Alan Boobis from the Imperial College London and an industry representative
April 14, 2014
Forbes reports on FDA publication finding BPA safe and opposes subsequent Mother Jones article arguing that FDA study borders on scientific misconduct
April 14, 2014
Webinar with compliance manager from Danish retailer which removed parabens and BPA from private label products
