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

December 2, 2013

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

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

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November 27, 2013

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

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November 27, 2013

New study finds perfluoroalkyl substances to affect menarche, public health significance not understood

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November 27, 2013

ACC reports on opposition of restaurant owners to proposed polystyrene ban, business viability at risk

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November 26, 2013

ECHA opens consultation on DBP and DEHP applications; applications include food contact materials; applicants consider alternatives to phthalates economically and technically unfeasible

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November 26, 2013

EFSA publishes opinions on 2 PET recycling technologies, processes using EREMA Basic and Advanced technologies safe for food contact

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November 25, 2013

EC Chief Scientific Advisor meets experts, consensus on EDC definition and non-threshold hypothesis; implications for risk assessment remain under debate
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November 25, 2013

EFSA calls for proposal on revised FCM guideline, evaluation of implication on the requirement for submission of toxicological information, restrictions and administrative consequences

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November 25, 2013

New Danish study on exposure to phthalate mixtures, combined exposure in young men may occasionally exceed safe limit

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