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

February 28, 2014

Precautionary principle compliments scientific approaches to managing chemical risk

Response to Wall Street Journal article on “the ‘junk science’ threat to free trade“, Health & Environment deconstructs MEP Girling’s recent opinion piece

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February 27, 2014

EFSA: follow-up event on BPA consultation

EFSA to hold meeting on BPA public consultation to ensure a full understanding of submitted comments

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February 27, 2014

2 additional FCMs to enter REACH authorization list

Member states approve addition to REACH authorization list, publication in EU’s official journal soon to follow

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February 27, 2014

Scientists criticize Swedish conclusion on BPA

Swedish Food Agency sounds all-clear on BPA, Swedish scientists respond in daily newspaper

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February 27, 2014

FPF article on chemical risk assessment

FPF publishes new context article explaining chemical risk assessment, hazard identification, dose response assessment, exposure assessment and hazard characterization

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February 27, 2014

France: Action on EDCs

French Parliament tables report on European EDC strategy, in favor of national and European action on EDCs

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February 26, 2014

Experimental verification of migration modelling

Study uses novel method for determining partition coefficients for migration from polyolefins into foodstuffs and food simulants
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February 26, 2014

New FPF report: Experimental verification of migration modelling

New study confirms method for estimating chemical migration from plastics into foodstuffs, uses novel approach

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February 26, 2014

FDA agrees on new rules for food safety

Lawsuit triggers setting new deadlines for implementation of Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) final rules

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February 26, 2014

San Francisco may ban plastic water bottles

San Francisco prepares legislation to ban sales of water in plastic bottles on public ground

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