News
The Food Packaging Forum reports on recent developments across the food packaging and health field.
February 5, 2013
EFSA’s Scientific Committee will discuss endocrine disruption and chemical mixtures during its plenary session
February 4, 2013
Epigenetic mechanisms thought to be responsible for health effects in rat offspring after great-grandmothers were exposed to a chemical mixture during pregnancy
February 4, 2013
January 31, 2013
EFSA made a full report of the EU Member State meeting on BPA in October available online
January 31, 2013
The German Ministry of Occupational Safety and Health suggests lowering the REACH registration threshold for nanomaterials to 100kg/year
January 31, 2013
American Chemistry Council responds to New York Times article linking EDCs and obesity rates
January 29, 2013
Danish study links in utero exposure to PFAAs to lower semen quality and changes in reproductive hormone levels
January 29, 2013
Study links BPA metabolite to biomarker of systemic stress and infers an association with chronic diseases
January 28, 2013
The Board of Environmental Protection of Maine, US voted on a BPA ban from infant food packaging, the ban will now be voted on by the Legislature
January 28, 2013
Listing BPA as a reproductive hazard would require warning signs on packaging, but only at high levels