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

August 27, 2013

Prominent EDC scientists defend EU policy developments for endocrine disrupters; response to earlier letter by toxicologists 

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August 26, 2013

New method for the detection of contaminants in in recycled paper and paperboard. Significant levels of BPA, DEHP and nonylphenols found in commercial retail samples of recycled paperboard food contact materials.
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August 26, 2013

New study suggests high and potentially hazardous levels of BPA in fetuses

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August 23, 2013

Public outreach series on risk assessment, EFSA publishes new video about food packaging 

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August 22, 2013

Public consultation on endocrine disruptors report launched by French ministries for environment and health

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August 22, 2013

New NGO report reveals overall high obesity incidence in the entire U.S., rates of increase slowing down since 2005

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August 21, 2013

A new study links BPA with altered lung structure, increased risk of asthma and reduced oocyte count  

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August 19, 2013

Two new scientific studies making headlines, one linking BPA to childhood obesity, the other links the phthalate DEHP to insulin resistance

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August 16, 2013

New study reviews the application of bioplastics in food packaging: coating, blending and chemical/physical modification can improve functionality, migration issues still to be resolved
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August 16, 2013

Coating, blending, and chemical/physical modifications can improve properties of bioplastics, migration issues not addressed

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