Representative Debbie Dingell from the U.S. state of Michigan introduces bill in U.S. congress to ban all per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances from food containers and cookware
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May 22, 2019
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October 10, 2019
FDA updating database of packaging factors
U.S. Food and Drug Administration announces development of expanded database to contain packaging factors for 550 foods, considers advances in packaging technology since current factors were released 40 years ago; period for public comment and submission of additional data not yet announced
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May 13, 2020
Online colloquium on IATA for toxicology assessment
Society of Toxicology (SOT) and US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to co-host colloquium on Integrated Approaches to Testing and Assessment (IATA) for regulatory toxicology assessment on May 28, 2020; event will be livestreamed, registration open
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April 20, 2022
Court rules FDA perchlorate exemption allowed
US federal court sides with Food and Drug Administration (FDA) over the use of perchlorate in food packaging; FDA’s 2017 denial of a citizen petition to regulate perchlorate in plastic food packaging “was neither arbitrary nor capricious… and did not violate the Food Act”
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August 13, 2021
FDA adds 13 new substances to FCS inventory
US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) adds 13 new entries to its Inventory of Effective Food Contact Substances (FCS)
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January 27, 2022
US NGOs: FDA must reassess safety of BPA
US scientists, public health and environmental organizations submit formal petition to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requesting it to restrict or remove current bisphenol A approvals for use in food packaging; cite new scientific evidence showing safe exposure level 5,000-times below FDA’s current limit
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May 17, 2013
Opinion: US FDA may be inclined to review food additive rules
The recent cases of industrial contaminants in food containers and water bottles place pressure on the US Food and Drug Administration to revise its rules
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January 7, 2020
FDA publishes second set of PFAS testing results
U.S. Food and Drug Administration releases analytical testing results of 16 per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances across 88 food samples, finds one sample of fish with detectable levels of PFOS
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December 16, 2021
Organizations sue US FDA over failure to react on phthalates in FCMs
Earthjustice files case in a federal court on behalf of eight civil society organizations; calls on US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to come to a final decision on a petition filed in 2016 within 60 days; petition argues safe use of phthalates can no longer be proven and calls for a ban in all food contact materials (FCMs)
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July 25, 2023
US FDA stands by decision on phthalates in food contact
US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) maintains May 2022 decision to deny citizen petition asking the agency to ban eight ortho-phthalates in food contact
