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

January 25, 2013

NIAS causes transgenerational obesity in mice

Substance found as a NIAS in PVC plastics causes transgenerational inheritance of obesity

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January 25, 2013

European Environmental Agency on EDCs: Risk assessment drags behind the science

Authors of new European Environmental Agency report see need for more adaptive risk assessment

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January 24, 2013

European Parliament sends clear message to European Commission to act on EDCs

ENVI Committee of the European Parliament adopts DRAFT report on endocrine disruptors

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January 23, 2013

ACC says BPA is safe for use in food contact materials

The American Chemistry Council responds to a new scientific study on the effects of BPA on thyroid function

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January 22, 2013

New York Times: Endocrine Disruptors, the culprits of increasing obesity rates

The New York Times publishes an article discussing the role of endocrine disruptors in increasing obesity rates around the world

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January 18, 2013

BPA replacement also interferes with the endocrine system at low doses

New study shows that BPS, a BPA replacement, leads to cell proliferation at low doses and interferes with normal estradiol induced signaling pathways

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January 14, 2013

Controversy about the safety of plastic food contact materials

A recently published review article by Korean researchers sparks a scientific debate on the safety of plastic food contact materials containing hormone active substances.

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January 14, 2013

Assessing the chemical safety of food contact materials: A case study

New study with recycled paperboard shows possibilities and limits of chemical analysis for known and unknown food contact material migrants.

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January 14, 2013

Upcoming Events: European conference to enhance collaborative research and innovation

The European Parliament hosts a conference focusing on the new EU funding instrument Horizon 2020

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January 14, 2013

Regulation of chemicals used in food packaging: an understandable and concise overview

The frameworks regulating food packaging differ amongst countries and are very complex: the FPF gives an overview

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