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

April 22, 2013

BPA in the urine of 95 % of Canadians

Health Canada publishes new biomonitoring data

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April 22, 2013

Judge freezes BPA’s listing as a hazardous chemical in California

ACC declares small victory against BPA’s listing as a hazardous chemical in California under Proposition 65

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April 19, 2013

Knowledge gaps: risks of nanomaterials

New study identifies major knowledge gaps in the risk assessment of nanomaterials and makes recommendations

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April 19, 2013

Conference on the health risks of nanomaterials

Final conference of project on health impact, exposition and material properties of nanostructure materials to take place in June

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April 18, 2013

Opinion: long way to banning an EDC

Online magazine reviews the banning procedure of an EDC under REACH

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April 18, 2013

PP and HDPE recycling processes assessed

EFSA authorizes another process to recycle PP and HDPE crates for food contact use

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April 18, 2013

New experts for CEF panel

EFSA seeks new experts for the Scientific Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes, Flavourings and Processing Aids

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April 16, 2013

NGOs petition retailers to remove toxic chemicals

NGOs launch a campaign to remove 100s of chemicals from shelves in retail stores

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April 16, 2013

California bans BPA

California places BPA on the list of hazardous substances, still needs to define maximum acceptable daily exposure

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April 16, 2013

BPA alternatives needed

US industry scientist summarizes BPA risks and looks at alternatives

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