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

November 26, 2012

Currently used tiered approach not adequate for substances with non-monotonic dose-response

EFSA publishes report on Low Dose Colloquium in June

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November 26, 2012

Aromatic Mineral Oils measured in chocolate from advent calendars

A German Consumer Protection Agency measures mineral oils at levels higher than 10mg/kg in chocolate from advent calendars and finds some to be contaminated with aromatic mineral oils

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November 19, 2012

Ingestion of phthalates may also be linked to asthma

Irrespective of the route of exposure, a high body burden of phthalates was found to be associated with asthma in Norwegian children

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November 16, 2012

New study finds humidity to be crucial for assessing migration

Danish researchers have studied migration of benzophenone from paperboard into a solid food simulant and identified relative humidity as a critical factor that needs to be taken into account in migration modelling of compounds with aromatic groups.

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November 15, 2012

Virtual forum on childhood obesity and environmental factors

The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) is hosting a virtual forum on childhood obesity and possible links to environmental exposures. In particular, early life chemical exposures will be explored as a possible explanation for the huge increase in obesity in the U.S. and around the world.

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November 14, 2012

Nature: Linking obesity and Bisphenol A

Researcher reviews in the scientific journal Nature Reviews Endocrinology evidence of Bisphenol A causing obesity in children and adolescents .

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November 13, 2012

European total diet study to estimate exposure to contaminants in food

A Europe wide research project will analyze contaminants in a wide variety of foods to estimate total dietary exposure.

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November 12, 2012

German television channel finds diethylhexyl phthalate in food

A sampling of different food stuffs by a northern German broadcast finds the phthalate diethylhexylphthalate (DEHP) in packed cheese, butter and cream.

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November 12, 2012

ECETOC publishes compilation on endocrine disruptors

European Centre for Ecotoxicology and Toxicology of Chemicals compiles package of publications on endocrine disrupting chemicals
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November 9, 2012

Analysis of food-packaging migrants: Review of the state-of-the-art

A scientific review article published in the peer-reviewed journal Trends in Analytical Chemistry describes recent advances in the analysis of food packaging migrants.

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