Members of EU Parliament, EU Commission and national government representatives, scientists, NGOs convene to discuss endocrine disruptors, call on EU Commission to update EDC strategy
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June 5, 2018
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July 21, 2017
Opinion: EDC criteria ‘flawed’
HEAL director discusses why recently adopted EU EDC criteria are insufficient to ease public health burden resulting from exposure to EDCs; calls on European Parliament to reject ‘flawed’ criteria
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March 25, 2020
Stakeholders comment on farm to fork strategy
Non-governmental organizations call for improved and mandatory sharing of chemical and safety data across packaging supply chain; industry associations request clear regulations, more harmonization of EU rules
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January 28, 2016
European FCM regulation challenged
Workshop at the European Parliament discusses several major challenges to current FCM regulation and enforcement, unites diverse stakeholders in their call for improvements
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March 29, 2016
Industry pushes for EU-wide regulation
Beverage carton and flexible packaging industry groups call for harmonized, EU-wide legislation for all types of food contact materials
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December 22, 2017
BPA an environmental endocrine disruptor
ECHA’s Member States Committee supports Germany’s proposal to classify BPA as substance of very high concern (SVHC) due to endocrine disrupting properties with probable effects in the environment
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March 29, 2016
Cost of EDCs for female health
Study estimates costs of uterine fibroids and endometriosis linked to EDC exposure to reach nearly €1.5 billion per year
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June 3, 2015
Conference on EDCs in the European Union
EU Commission holds public conference on endocrine disrupting chemicals regulation, shares information on impact assessment and next steps
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June 30, 2020
ENVI committee adopts resolution on chemicals strategy
Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) Committee of European Parliament passes resolution calling for upcoming chemicals strategy to fully apply precautionary and polluter-pays principles; resulting legislation should address and minimize endocrine disrupting and other hazardous chemicals in products including food packaging and recycled materials
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September 15, 2022
How to increase the recyclability of paper packaging
Confederation of Paper Industries, publishes guide for packaging designers to increase recyclability of paper products; to improve recycling quality, suggests limiting laminates, coatings, inks, varnishes, and adhesives to no more than 10% of pack weight, aspirational goal of 5%; standard paper mills cannot process much laminate, e.g. coffee cups, cold cups, beverage cartons
