Mayor of London to present proposals on reducing food, drink, and packaging waste in upcoming environment strategy; supports access to tap water and considers deposit return scheme for plastic bottles
Science and policy making
JRC enters partnership with renowned university and organizes “science meets parliaments” event to improve the use of scientific evidence in policy making
EU Commission taking action on FCMs
NGO CHEM Trust outlines European Commission’s ongoing and upcoming activities to improve regulation of food contact materials
EFSA working group updates in May, June, and July 2020
Minutes from recent meetings of the EFSA CEP panel and working groups on BPA, FCMs, and recycling plastics published; scientific opinions on benzophenone‐3,3′,4,4′‐tetracarboxylic dianhydride (BDTA), multiple recycling processes published
Scientist renounces anti-BPA crusade
Richard Sharpe from the University of Edinburgh argues in an interview that public funds should be spent on more harmful environmental health concerns than BPA
Harmonizing human and ecological risk assessment of mixtures
EFSA gathers international experts to debate exposures to chemical mixtures
Opinion: Caution needed on simplified REACH authorization process
CHEM Trust is concerned that simplification proposals for REACH could increase chemical risks
Edible packaging market expected to grow
Market study predicts development of the edible packaging market at compounded annual rate of 6.8%; expected to be worth over $1 billion by 2023
Chemicals harm brain development
New report by the non-profit organization CHEM Trust summarizes the effects of environmental chemicals on child brain development; calls for phasing out harmful chemicals as groups, not removing them one by one
Asbestos responsible for higher mortality than car accidents
The New Statesman reports on asbestos industry and its victims; some types of asbestos also authorized for food contact materials in US