New study finds zinc nanoparticles used in food can coatings to negatively affect intestinal functions such as nutrient absorption, iron and glucose transport; UPDATE: original article retracted due to calculation mistake; corrected article published in December 2018
Phthalates Action Plan Public Input Session
Australia: TV show discusses chemical exposures
Episode of TV science program Catalyst entitled “Our chemical lives” now available on ABC website
Nanosilver migration dependent on fill and time
New study investigates variables determining nanosilver migration from PVC
Vote on EDC criteria on hold
EU Commission presents latest revised draft of criteria to identify endocrine disruptors to Member States; no formal vote taken; next meeting not yet scheduled
Technical meeting on EU EDC criteria
DG SANTE hosts meeting on November 6, 2015 in Brussels, Belgium to present methodology for chemical screening as part of impact assessment on EDC criteria
Webinar on substituting hazardous chemicals
ChemSec held webinar on online tool Marketplace, HCPP project; alternatives assessment for phthalates by Northwest Green Chemistry presented
OEHHA readds BPA as reproductive toxicant
Developmental endpoint added again to reproductive toxicity listing of bisphenol A (BPA) under California’s Proposition 65; ends eight-year long legal dispute between American Chemistry Council (ACC) and Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA)
EFSA: 5th FIP network meeting on FCMs
EFSA’s Food Ingredients and Packaging Scientific Network held fifth meeting on food contact materials on July 10-11, 2017; discussions focused on evaluating printing inks for FCMs
FPF Webinar on brand owners’ best practices: Proceedings online
Food Packaging Forum held webinar on brand owners’ product stewardship for food packaging, June 11, 2018; video recording and presentation slides now available