EU Parliament’s Environment Committee amends legislative package on waste management; sets 80% target for recycling and reusing packaging waste for 2030
News Article
January 30, 2017
News Article
February 10, 2017
AOP-based computational models for regulatory toxicology
Review article by EU Commission’s Joint Research Centre and collaborators discusses development and use of computational prediction models for regulatory toxicology and how it can be supported by the Adverse Outcome Pathways framework
About Us
May 24, 2024
Office Team
Office Team The Food Packaging Forum’s work is carried out by a dedicated team of scientists, engineers, and project managers Dr. Birgit Geueke Senior Scientific Officer Birgit is a Senior Scientific Officer at the Food Packaging Forum and is deeply involved in investigating the chemical safety of packaging materials, including chemical migration and recycling aspects. She leads scientific studies and develops the Forum’s scientific dossiers. Read more Dr. Etienne Cabane Scientific Officer and Scorecard Lead Etienne is a Scientific Officer […]
News Article
March 29, 2016
Alternative food can linings
Campbell Soup Company introduces can linings made from acrylic or polyester containing no BPA; transition to non-BPA cans to be completed by mid 2017
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Conference
Food Contact Compliance
Publication
Peer-reviewed papers
June 1, 2017
Food contact substances and chemicals of concern: A comparison of inventories
2014, Food Additives and Contaminants, Part A; Volume 31(8), pages 1438-1450.
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Conference
8th International Seminar Biopolymers and Sustainable Composites
News Article
September 14, 2021
Plastic packaging: A risk to food companies?
New report of NGO ClientEarth explores risks of single-use plastic packaging; warns investors that food companies and supermarkets neglecting plastic pollution-related risk to face reputational damage and legal action
News Article
November 29, 2023
Third round of UN plastics treaty negotiations conclude
Meeting in Nairobi ends with no consensus on intersessional work needed before next meeting; Scientists’ Coalition for an Effective Plastics Treaty represented by 37 scientists, including team members from the Food Packaging Forum; expanded and revised version of Zero Draft based on member state inputs to be published by December 31, 2023; next round of negotiations to take place in Ottawa, Canada on April 21 – 30, 2024
News Article
January 27, 2020
Coca-Cola to continue using plastic bottles
Company head of sustainability speaks at World Economic Forum; says customers like plastic packaging, instead plans to increase bottle recycling by 2030
