Connecticut, Vermont, and Minnesota join set of US states that ban use of PFAS in food packaging; Vermont ban also implements a procedure for considering phase-out of bisphenols in food packaging; Minnesota bill funds study to find which products within the state contain PFAS; Governor of New Mexico call on US Environmental Protection Agency to list PFAS as hazardous waste
Discussion on polymer registration under REACH goes into 4th round
EU Competent Authorities for REACH and CLP (CARACAL) subgroup members debate on the identification of polymers requiring registration and their grouping; consider different opinions of stakeholders on group size, acceptable hazard variation within a group and options to deal with the variety of molecular weights one polymer can have; discussions to continue until end of 2021
EU environmental ministers want more protective EDC criteria
Environmental ministers of France, Denmark, and Sweden ask Commission to amend proposed EDC criteria to better protect human health and the environment
Updated draft of German mineral oil ordinance
German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture proposes requiring use of a functional barrier in food contact materials containing recycled paper; exemptions can be granted by demonstrating migration below 0.5 mg MOAH/kg food or 0.15 mg MOAH/kg food simulant; comments accepted until November 18, 2020
Spain passes comprehensive waste reduction regulation, eases the way for reuse
New Spanish waste law includes extensive waste reduction measures and targets across the entire supply chain; bans bisphenol A (BPA) and phthalates in food packaging; mandates food providers offer tap water for free and accept reusable containers if customers bring them; 20% of floor space in large grocery stores must be for food without packaging; establishes extended producer responsibility scheme and bottle-to-bottle recycling program
Opinion: EU not doing enough about toxic chemicals
Op-ed by Swedish chemical scientists criticizes EU’s slow pace of regulating hazardous chemicals, highlights magnitude of health and environmental consequences
Guide to design for recycled content
New guide aims to support brands and suppliers in increasing recycled content in packaging; provides specific guidance for a range of packaging material types
Computational method outperforms animal tests
Predictions of acute health hazards by ‘data fusion’ read-across structure activity relationship (RASAR) modeling reported to be more reproducible than animal testing data
Industry questions need for nano register
New EU proposal for a register on nanomaterials not needed, existing regulations sufficient according to Chemical Industries Association
Food Contact Materials and Health: A Crash Course
A Crash Course in Food Contact Materials and Health Are you new to the field and looking for a clear introduction to the latest science of food contact materials and health? On this page, we brought together an overview of all the basics in short videos and training modules. While our website still has many more in-depth resources to explore, this page is a great place to start. What are the Basics on Food Packaging and Chemicals? This webinar featuring […]