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EFSA CEP Panel updates from November 2021 to April 2022

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Denmark moves ahead with PFAS ban in FCMs

Ministry confirms cardboard and paper food contact materials (FCMs) in the country will not be allowed to contain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) after July 1, 2020; exceptions will be made for FCMs with a functional barrier that prevents migration into food

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EPR regulations expanded in Canada and US

Canadian province of Ontario expands extended producer responsibility (EPR) scheme for paper packaging from covering half of recycling cost to full cost by 2023; adds single-use food packaging to program; legislatures in US states of Maine and Oregon pass EPR legislation that includes food packaging; governors of both states need to sign for bills to become law