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

December 5, 2013

Letter to the authors of BPA oral absorption study

EHP publishes a letter to Gayrard et al. and the researchers’ response, points to differences in BPA exposure throughout the body

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December 5, 2013

U.S. state senate kills new priority chemicals bill

Maine Senate votes to reject bill listing potential priority chemicals, bill considered a sham by Environmental Health groups and Democrats

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December 5, 2013

BPA and migraines

News agency Mail reports on link between food contact substance and migraines, change in diet may reduce headache frequency and severity

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December 4, 2013

France: 1st nanomaterial directory

France publishes results from nanomaterial reporting scheme, more than 243 substances registered

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December 3, 2013

NGO criticizes industry nomination for EFSA

DG Sanco nominates FoodDrinkEurope candidate for EFSA management board, Corporate Europe Observatory criticizes industry links of 2014 nominees

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December 3, 2013

Coffee makers release lead

German risk assessment institute reports excessive lead migration from coffee and espresso makers, highest migration from portafilter machines

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December 3, 2013

Dow separates from chlorine business

Dow announces separation from chlorine production, holds on to downstream chlorine processing businesses

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December 2, 2013

Webinar on Green Chemistry

Webinar with obesogen expert Bruce Blumberg, suggests current risk assessment is not up to the challenge of obesogens

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December 2, 2013

Opinion: No proof that biodegradable plastics compromise recycling quality

Biodegradable plastics industry responds to European Plastics Converters (EuPC) report, EuPC study lacks empirical proof

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November 27, 2013

How chemical exposures affect great-grandchildren

Magazine reports on transgenerational epigenetic effects, reviews work of leading expert and implications for chemical risk assessment

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