News
The Food Packaging Forum reports on recent developments across the food packaging and health field.
March 10, 2014
European Commission holds working group meeting on food contact materials with stakeholders from Member States, industry and public interest.
March 10, 2014
EFSA considers ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer wax safe for food contact
March 10, 2014
New study investigates association between BPA, phthalates and time to achieve pregnancy, men’s phthalate exposure linked to delayed conception
March 10, 2014
FPF reports on new freely available 3D database of food additives, allowing for 3D in silico modeling in food safety
March 7, 2014
New study shows method for identifying the endocrine disrupting chemical nonylphenol in food packaging materials
March 7, 2014
March 7, 2014
New study detects high urinary BPA in prostate cancer patients, cellular changes in prostate cells at low levels of exposure
March 6, 2014
Nature calls upon regulatory agencies to demand conflicts-of-interest statements for research used in risk assessment; preempts undue influence in rule making
March 6, 2014
Gallup and Healthways publish new obesity data, self-reported rate rises to 27 %
March 5, 2014
EFSA considers PET recycling processes “LPR”, “APPE Supercycle B” and “FPR” safe for food contact