Scientists review 68 corporate sustainability reports of major food and beverage companies on plastic pollution and packaging; find most reports do not address plastic pollution and focus on end-of-life options instead of sustainable packaging solutions
New York Times compares chemical to tobacco industry
New York Times reports on debate over European EDC policy, calls upon chemical industry to act upon threat posed by EDCs
Regulatory framework for Kitchenware (e.g. cookware) products and route to compliance. (Food contact material, Chemical, Mechanical and Thermal requirements)
Beverage and recycling companies pledge increased packaging collection
American Beverage Association launches initiative to bring $400 million in investment to improve recycled plastics quality and availability in U.S.; Tomra aims to enable 40% of global plastic packaging to be recycled by 2030
Meat packaging producer commits to circularity
Packaging company Sealed Air announces to make all of its plastic packaging, including meat packaging, fully recyclable and reusable by 2025
EU Regulatory Framework for household electrical appliances & Route to compliance. (Food contact material, Hygiene, Chemical, Electrical Safety, etc.)
BfR: 17th Meeting on contaminants in food chain
German Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) publishes meeting minutes of its commission for contaminants in the food chain; discusses PFASs and mineral oil hydrocarbons
Nestlé & TÜV Rheinland: “EU regulatory landscape for FCM, the latest developments and compliance process. Nestlé’s regulatory approach on Biodegradable and Compostable Materials”.
Study detects DNA-reactive, mutagenic substances in recycled PE, PP, and PS
119 plastic samples including polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), polystyrene (PS), and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) tested for mutagenicity; no DNA-reactive, mutagenic substances in PET but in 51 of the other samples, making them unsafe, especially for food contact applications; recycling process identified as source; dataset of over 600 organic chemicals in recycled high-density PE pellets published
Salinity of fatty food could influence migration
JRC scientists investigate influence of salinity level of food simulants on migration; argue that not only fatty content but also salinity of food needs to be considered when choosing migration testing conditions for polar migrants