News
The Food Packaging Forum reports on recent developments across the food packaging and health field.
December 9, 2025
Report by Greenpeace USA outlines industry efforts to promote plastic recycling; provides evidence on why plastic recycling is not feasible to address plastic pollution; calls for more accurate and transparent claims on recycling capabilities
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December 4, 2025
"Breaking the Plastic Wave 2025” report emphasizes urgency of addressing the plastic pollution crisis; acknowledges human health impacts of chemicals when using plastic; proposes reuse as key solution to reduce virgin plastic production
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December 3, 2025
Analysis of plastic additives finds significant lack of publicly available information on many plastic additives; recommends that investors promote clearer disclosure of chemicals, push for the release of safety data, and the hazard assessment of untested chemicals
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November 27, 2025
2030 Plastics Agenda for Business from Ellen MacArthur Foundation guides businesses in reducing plastic waste and pursuing circularity; advocates for continued development, collaboration, policy advocacy; builds on and addresses existing challenges faced within their Global Commitment.
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November 24, 2025
European research cluster to understand the health impacts of micro- and nanoplastics (MNPs) publishes roadmap for future research; highlights five transversal themes: analytical methods and representative materials, exposure and hazard assessment, risk assessment frameworks, and mitigation measures
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November 21, 2025
Swiss scientists assess bisphenol migration from 162 products available in supermarket chains in Switzerland, including 16 in contact with food; find bisphenol migration from wide range of consumer products with estimated daily intake above regulatory safety threshold; call to prioritize oral-contact children’s products in regulatory surveillance
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November 20, 2025
Science policy brief argues that current chemical regulation on single substances underestimates real-world combined chemical exposure and risk; calls for mitigating risks of chemical mixtures by integrating Mixture Allocation Factor (MAF) in revision of EU’s REACH regulation; proposes starting with MAF of five
Topics: mixture toxicity, regulation
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November 18, 2025
U.S. Plastics Pact, WRAP, and Upstream announce scoping phase of Reuse in Retail Initiative; aims to help brands, retailers, and reuse providers identify feasible applications for reuse in retail; initiative will conclude in 2028 with launch of reuse program in U.S.
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November 5, 2025
In 2023, the EU generated a total of 79.7 million tonnes of packaging waste; equates to 177.8 kg per person; of which 120.0 kg were recycled; California estimates 8.5 million tonnes of single-use packaging waste in landfills; most waste in EU and California made up of paper and plastic
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November 4, 2025
European Parliament adopts final text of ‘one substance, one assessment’ package; three proposals aim to improve and streamline chemical safety assessments across the EU; now needs to be adopted by European Council of Ministers
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