U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission to finalize rule that could ban 5 phthalates in children’s products by October 18, 2017; substances also relevant for food contact materials
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August 31, 2017
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January 22, 2024
2024 food contact chemical and material policy outlook
Public and political concerns related to chemical exposures, human health, and environmental pollution continue to grow; brief overview of some of the EU, US, and UN policies and projects that FPF is tracking in 2024
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December 9, 2022
Chemical migration from silicone baking materials
European Consumer Organization (BEUC) finds that chemicals of concern migrate from silicone baking molds sold in Europe, including three siloxanes classified as SVHCs; 23% of 44 products tested release chemical constituents in high (>30 mg/kg) or increasing amounts over time; BEUC calls for stricter EU rules for silicone food contact materials
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December 7, 2015
FDA: FCMs subject to import verification rule
U.S. Food and Drug Administration decides that also food contact substances in imported food need to be compliant with U.S. standards
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October 21, 2014
FDA to formally adopt food additive approval process
FDA reaches settlement with Center for Food Safety, to adopt final rule on food additive notification process
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December 22, 2017
Migration of nitrosamines from FCMs
Scientists develop analytical method to measure N-nitrosamines migrating from elastomeric food contact materials; 6 nitrosamines detected frequently; BfR-recommended limit exceeded for one styrene block copolymer sample
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May 17, 2013
Opinion: US FDA may be inclined to review food additive rules
The recent cases of industrial contaminants in food containers and water bottles place pressure on the US Food and Drug Administration to revise its rules
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May 17, 2013
Opinion: EPA should not be kept from ruling on BPA and other chemicals of concern
U.S. EPA proposal aiming to prioritize chemicals of concern has been stalled by the U.S. White House Office of Management and Budget since 2010
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January 23, 2020
Widespread presence of PFAS in U.S. drinking water
Sampling by the Environmental Working Group finds detectable levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water across 31 states; report unsafe concentrations above 1 ppt for almost all sites; believe PFAS likely present in all major U.S. water supplies
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March 6, 2020
UBA measures plasticizers in German rivers
Study by German Environment Agency (UBA) scientists reports concentration of 23 plasticizers in major German river basins, finds significant increases of di(2-propylheptyl) phthalate (DPHP), voices concern that total environmental burden from plasticizers has not changed since mid-2000s
