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

March 10, 2014

DG SANCO stakeholder meeting on FCMs

European Commission holds working group meeting on food contact materials with stakeholders from Member States, industry and public interest.

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March 10, 2014

EFSA addresses polymeric additive

EFSA considers ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer wax safe for food contact

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March 10, 2014

Phthalates linked to reduced couple fecundity

New study investigates association between BPA, phthalates and time to achieve pregnancy, men’s phthalate exposure linked to delayed conception

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March 10, 2014

New FPF report: 3D database for food additives

FPF reports on new freely available 3D database of food additives, allowing for 3D in silico modeling in food safety

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March 7, 2014

New FPF report: Nonylphenol from food packaging

New study shows method for identifying the endocrine disrupting chemical nonylphenol in food packaging materials

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March 7, 2014

New method for identifying nonylphenol in FCM

Nestlé researchers publish new study showing analytical method permitting identification of the NIAS nonylphenol
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March 7, 2014

BPA: predictor of prostate cancer?

New study detects high urinary BPA in prostate cancer patients, cellular changes in prostate cells at low levels of exposure

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March 6, 2014

Nature: Regulatory agencies must demand disclosure

Nature calls upon regulatory agencies to demand conflicts-of-interest statements for research used in risk assessment; preempts undue influence in rule making

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March 6, 2014

Obesity rate continues to rise in US

Gallup and Healthways publish new obesity data, self-reported rate rises to 27 %

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March 5, 2014

EFSA: 3 PET recycling processes

EFSA considers PET recycling processes “LPR”, “APPE Supercycle B” and “FPR” safe for food contact

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