Topics
can coatings
March 13, 2017
EFSA’s Food Ingredients and Packaging Scientific Network held fourth meeting on food contact materials on February 16, 2017; discussions focused on coatings; interest group on evaluation of coatings formed
Topics: can coatings, coating, Declaration of Compliance, EFSA, European Commission, JRC, migration, NIAS, regulation
Reading time: 4 minutes
February 10, 2017
EU Commission’s Joint Research Centre publishes study on heavy metal contamination in canned vegetables, shows need for clear sample preparation guidelines to ensure harmonized compliance assessment
Reading time: 1 minute
February 8, 2017
Food Packaging Forum held webinar on can coatings on February 7, 2017; video recording now available
Topics: can coatings, events
Reading time: 1 minute
January 24, 2017
Registration now open for Food Packaging Forum webinar on can coatings, February 7, 2017
Topics: can coatings, events
Reading time: 1 minute
January 18, 2017
New scientific study describes absence of estrogenicity of tetramethyl bisphenol F, a monomer for novel can coatings; tests with can coating extracts support this finding
Reading time: 2 minutes
January 10, 2017
Danish consumer council finds BPA, BPF and BADGE in coating lacquers of soda cans
Reading time: 2 minutes
December 8, 2016
Five Nordic consumer organizations find BPA and BADGE in coating lacquer of coconut milk cans, but BPF and BPS were not detected
Reading time: 1 minute
November 9, 2016
Berkeley Center for Green Chemistry holds public forum on alternatives for BPA-containing can linings; non-BPA epoxy material showing no endocrine activity presented
Reading time: 1 minute
November 3, 2016
Belgium passes Royal Decree on varnishes and coatings intended to come into contact with foodstuffs
Reading time: 1 minute
November 1, 2016
Experts from industry and academia explain fundamental concepts and legal background of chemical substitutions; discuss practical challenges in replacing chemicals of concern in food packaging materials
Reading time: 3 minutes
