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

June 14, 2013

Recommendation to consider EDCs as substances of very high concern under REACH

Environmental and occupational health scientists address European Commission President on EDCs

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June 14, 2013

Henkel starts food safe packaging initiative

The food contact material manufacturer Henkel offers weekly webinars on food safety

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June 14, 2013

Research consortium calls for continued importance of food safety in Horizon 2020

European Association on Food Safety publishes vision document on food safety

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June 14, 2013

EDC scientists respond to industry assertions

Scientists reject incorrect and misleading statements made by chemical industry in controversy on WHO/UNEP Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals 2012 report 

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June 13, 2013

New study shows impact of oral dosing on free BPA levels

Sublingual absorption leads to free BPA in serum of test animals, delivers plausible explanation for previous human biomonitoring findings
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June 13, 2013

FDA’s food additives risk assessment under scrutiny

New study sheds light on FDA’s food additives safety assessment and makes recommendations for modernizing the process

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June 13, 2013

New scientific evidence in the BPA controversy

Under the tongue BPA exposure leads to uptake into the blood via transfer through mouth mucosa skin

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June 11, 2013

Endocrine expertise needed in EU deliberations on EDCs

The Endocrine Society calls upon the European Commission to use endocrinologists for expertise

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June 11, 2013

Healthier Europeans overall, but chemical risks are on the rise

New European Environmental Agency report outlines environmental risks to public health

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June 10, 2013

EFSA considers co-monomer as safe for food contact

EFSA publishes scientific opinion on 1,4:3,6-dianhydrosorbitol

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