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

April 5, 2013

Minnesota bans products containing triclosan for state government

Minnesota stops buying consumer products containing triclosan over safety concerns

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April 5, 2013

Pittsfield discusses polystyrene ban

The U.S. city Pittsfield may ban polystyrene food packaging due to health and environmental concerns

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April 5, 2013

2 US states propose ‘not recyclable’ labeling of biodegradable plastic containers

Law modifying recycled plastics labeling proposed in North Carolina and Alabama, aiming to limit contamination of recycling streams

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April 4, 2013

Opinion: Everything is a chemical

Scientist criticizes undifferentiated negative discourse on chemicals

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April 4, 2013

Swedish Minister prioritizes EDCs

The Swedish Minister for the Environment finds EU movement on EDCs too slow, and places EDCs together with climate change at the top of the priority list

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April 4, 2013

NGOs ask for third party participation in REACH

NGOs send recommendations towards the substitution of Substances of Very High Concern to ECHA

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April 4, 2013

Tox 21 to increase chemical safety

Director of the Hamner Institute proposes pragmatic approach to increase chemical safety

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April 3, 2013

The new WHO/UNEP EDC report a mandatory reading

NIEHS director Linda Birnbaum addresses new EDC report in Environmental Health Perspectives editorial

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April 3, 2013

Study detects antimony migration from PET

FPF reports on study that measured antimony migration at levels well below the official safety limits

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April 3, 2013

Maternal BPA associated with lower birth weight, contradictory results?

Environmental Health Perspectives' journalist Kellyn Betts comments on recent findings inversely associating prenatal BPA exposure and body weight

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