European Economic and Social Committee publishes opinion on chemicals, products, waste in the circular economy, calls for full application of REACH and other chemicals legislation
Forbes: FCMs linked to fecundity problems, new safety laws to come?
Forbes reports on two studies linking BPA and plasticizers to reproductive problems, low dose testing may eventually modify safety tests and laws
Single Use Product European Directive and new FCM regulatory trends. Route to compliance TÜV Rheinland Safety & DINCERTCO sustainability services.
Regulatory framework for Kitchenware (e.g. cookware) products and route to compliance. (Food contact material, Chemical, Mechanical and Thermal requirements)
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.)
Independent panel recommends considerable changes to US FDA
Reagan-Udall Foundation publishes independent evaluation of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) human foods program; provides 32 recommendations concerning agency culture, structure, resources, and authorities
Danish consumer products testing program might lose funding
The Danish Consumer Council THINK Chemicals, testing consumer products for chemicals of concern, might not get its grant renewed for 2017
Carcinogenicity of ‘cocktails’ highlighted
Series of new studies finds mixtures of everyday non-carcinogenic chemicals to be of concern for causing cancer; individual chemicals present at low levels; opportunity for improvement of chemical risk assessment and primary prevention of cancer
Phthalates in bottled water
Review of 5 phthalates’ concentrations found in bottled water across 21 countries; measured concentrations ‘not a serious concern’ for public health, but ‘significant’ estrogenic effects possible