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

December 20, 2013

DG SANCO reveals plans for 2014

European Commission working group on food contact materials held meeting in Brussels, new regulation for ceramics expected in 2015, guidance for Declaration of Compliance now available

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December 19, 2013

Screening data on 1800 chemicals

US EPA publishes screening data on 1800 chemicals, opens ToxCast challenges to use data for public health risk assessment

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December 18, 2013

EC opinion on nanosilver

European Commission publishes draft scientific opinion on nanosilver, open for public consultation until February 2014

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December 18, 2013

California declares DiNP hazardous chemical

California places DiNP on proposition 65, substance authorized as plasticizer in US and EU

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December 18, 2013

ACC comments on DiNP listing

ACC responds to California’s listing of DiNP as hazardous chemical: weight of evidence speaks against listing

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December 18, 2013

BPA levels in Japanese canned foods

New study investigates BPA levels in Japanese foods, imported foods contain significantly higher levels than domestic products

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December 17, 2013

Nano Network publishes annual report

Annual report of EFSA’s Nano Network published; suggests genotoxic test guidelines for nanomaterials

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December 17, 2013

New FCM substance on SVHC list

ECHA adds 7 chemicals to REACH candidate list, includes food contact substance

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December 16, 2013

Alternatives to perfluorinated chemicals

New study reviews environmental releases, persistence and exposure of perfluorinated chemical alternatives, looks at 20 fluorinated substances including eight used in FCMs
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December 16, 2013

Lobbying in food safety discussions at FDA

FDA to prioritize private interest groups over public interest groups discussing safety issues

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