German organic food association publishes decision-making support tool for food producers
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January 27, 2015
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August 14, 2020
Recent innovations in packaging
Companies present paper-based packaging for alcoholic beverages, multipack cans; new designs and materials for better recyclability; more products reported to use 100% recycled plastics
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August 14, 2020
Growing demand for mono-material packaging
Report by Smithers predicts compound annual growth rate of 3.8% for mono-material plastic packaging films on global market; sees fast growth for polyethylene and polypropylene, slow growth for regenerated cellulose fiber, decline for polyvinyl chloride materials
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September 13, 2017
Modeling nanoparticles in the environment
Dutch institute for public health and environment releases computational model to determine concentrations of nanoparticles in the environment
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March 14, 2016
PET-degrading bacteria
Scientists discover bacterium capable of degrading PET plastic; further research is needed to demonstrate real-world applications for environmental clean-up or recycling
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March 30, 2016
Manmade vs. natural estrogens
Article in Nature Reviews highlights different effect potential of manmade vs. natural estrogens in the case of soy and bisphenol A in a study with women undergoing in vitro fertilization
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December 5, 2016
EFSA working group on FCMs: Latest meetings
Updated meeting minutes of EFSA’s CEF Panel working group on FCMs available on EFSA’s website
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August 17, 2020
EFSA supports research on AOPs
Call for research proposals on adverse outcome pathways identifying new endocrine disrupting chemicals research, focus on uterine adenocarcinoma; proposals to be submitted to European Food Safety Authority until September 14, 2020
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February 26, 2014
San Francisco may ban plastic water bottles
San Francisco prepares legislation to ban sales of water in plastic bottles on public ground
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July 19, 2013
Chlorinated BPA disrupts hormone signaling in new ways
New study investigates potential effects of BPA contaminated public drinking water, chlorinated BPA may mess up cell signaling
