Danish Environmental Protection Agency announces program to collaborate with interested parties on innovation and substitution of harmful chemicals
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August 23, 2018
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February 22, 2024
Switzerland updates federal law on food contact materials and articles
Removes list of unevaluated substances used in packaging inks; updates positive lists of for packaging inks, plastics, and silicones; brings ceramic and glass regulations in alignment with EU
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February 6, 2018
ECHA recommends 7 SVHCs for authorization
ECHA prioritizes 7 substances of very high concern to be added to REACH Authorisation List; 6 substances potentially relevant for food contact
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January 25, 2016
Chemical migration from bottles
Danish consumer council tests drinking bottles made of plastic, metal, and glass; almost no chemicals of concern detected; 1 metal bottle released small amounts of aluminum, 1 plastic bottle showed small overall chemical migration into sour liquids
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June 2, 2021
£7 million for innovative UK plastic supply chain projects
Innovate UK seeks applications from UK businesses, institutions, charities, etc. to fund ambitious projects addressing UK Plastic Pact targets; project foci include: minimization/reduction of plastic packaging, food grade recycled polypropylene and polyethylene, and packaging suitable for reuse, refill; application open until September 8, 2021
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April 26, 2018
Swiss authorities investigate paper and board packaging
Enforcement campaign finds mineral oils, plasticizers, photoinitiators, chlorinated substances in paper and board packaging; >50% of companies could not demonstrate legal compliance
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October 20, 2015
Improvement of REACH needed
Danish Chemicals Forum – including NGOs and industry – calls for improvement of EU chemicals regulation in open letter to the European Commission and the European Chemicals Agency
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February 7, 2018
Website on fluorinated chemistries
Industry group FluoroCouncil highlights “benefits and safety” of fluorinated chemicals with newly launched website; dedicated section on food packaging available
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July 4, 2016
Final report: EU EDC screening
European Commission issues final report on the screening of potential EDCs as part of the impact assessment on EDC criteria; option 1 of EDC roadmap appears as most conservative approach
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February 17, 2016
BfR discusses polyfluorinated chemicals
German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment’s commission on food contaminants addresses polyfluorinated compounds in food packaging and demands safety assessment by EFSA
