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

February 25, 2013

American Chemistry Council criticizes data evaluation method of UN EDC report

American Chemistry Council agrees with need of further EDC research, but criticizes the data evaluation method of the report on EDCs by the UNEP and WHO

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February 22, 2013

EFSA approves another PET recycling process for food contact

EFSA considers PKR recycling process safe for 100% use in food contact materials

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February 20, 2013

Migration of mineral oils and DIPN from paperboard into dry foods

Swiss and Italian researchers publish new study comparing the effect of different testing and storage conditions on migration behavior of MOSH, MOAH and DIPN from paperboard into non-fatty dry foodstuffs. Observed levels of migration were in the part per million (ppm) range (mg/kg food). Migration levels were highest for egg pasta packaged in paperboard and enclosed in an outer polypropylene bag.
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February 20, 2013

More funding for research of environmental chemicals

Interagency report demands more government funding of environmental health research into breast cancer in support of primary prevention

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February 20, 2013

BPA exposure too low to have health effects

New study estimating BPA exposure to be safe raises opposing voices

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February 20, 2013

Mineral oil, DIPN migration from paperboard

New study of mineral oil and diisopropyl naphthalene migration from paper and board under different storage conditions, storage durations and temperatures

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February 19, 2013

Breaking News: WHO and UNEP publish EDC report

WHO and UNEP State of the Science report calls uncertainties and knowledge gaps on EDCs too important to ignore, better testing methods and more comprehensive research required

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February 19, 2013

Post- and prenatal BPA exposure associated with BMI

CHAMACOS study links prenatal BPA exposure to lowered BMI and postnatal BPA exposure to increased BMI

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February 18, 2013

Perfluorinated compounds linked to osteoarthritis, association not significant

New study links PFOS and PFOA exposure to osteoarthritis in women but association does not reach significance

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February 15, 2013

New York: Bloomberg to propose ban of polystyrene food packaging

New York’s mayor Bloomberg tries to increase plastic recycling through banning plastic foam food packaging

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