News
The Food Packaging Forum reports on recent developments across the food packaging and health field.
February 2, 2026
Scientists use physically based kinetic models to increase understanding of bisphenol concentrations in humans upon oral exposure; report significant differences in organ levels and toxicokinetic profiles of bisphenol A (BPA) and its analogues
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January 29, 2026
Scientists develop and test SILIFOOD, a tool that integrates existing regulatory and toxicological data with in silico models; useful for hazard assessment of data-poor chemicals such as non-intentionally added substances; works efficiently for single organic food contact chemicals (FCCs); freely available
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January 28, 2026
Directorate General for Health and Food Safety (DG Sante) publishes study on sustainability of food contact materials (FCMs) in light of planned revision of current EU FCM legislation; identifies seven severe sustainability problems with current FCMs; outlines four policy measures that could address gaps within ongoing EU FCM legislation
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January 27, 2026
Review summarizes evidence of antimony migration, health risks, and informs on reduction guidelines; finds highest migration from plastic food contact materials; links antimony to cardiometabolic health impacts
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January 26, 2026
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) publishes new dietary guidelines for Americans; notes health risks of highly processed foods and their packaging; calls for further research to fill knowledge gaps about chemicals in food and health
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January 22, 2026
Scientists analyze 247 thermal food labels from 15 countries; report bisphenol S (BPS) in 48% of samples, replacing bisphenol A (BPA, 2% of samples); identify new alternatives; show film materials influence color developer migration from label into food: increased for polyvinyl chloride
Reading time: 3 minutes
January 20, 2026
Updated version of Food Contact Chemicals Priority (FCCprio) List introduces new resources; shows which chemicals have been used to make or have been found in relevant food contact materials; users can now compare their own chemical set(s) with the FCCprio List
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January 16, 2026
Report from Systemiq evaluates health and ecological impacts of synthetic pesticides, bisphenols, phthalates, and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in food systems; estimates annual health and ecological costs of 3 trillion USD annually; offers measures to reduce costs by 1.9 trillion USD per year
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January 15, 2026
Food Packaging Forum (FPF) writes two letters to European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) to highlight alignment of work on micro- and nanoplastics released from plastic food contact materials; proposes meeting to explore collaboration options; provides comments on EFSA report
Topics: microplastics
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January 8, 2026
US EPA publishes risk evaluations of five phthalates; concludes they pose a risk to human health and the environment including endocrine disruption; specifically concerned about workers’ exposure; plans to develop protection measures
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