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chemicals
April 10, 2026
Food Packaging Forum (FPF) submits comments on Health Canada’s approach to prioritizing chemicals in plastics; suggests additional, up-to-date sources; highlights chemical omissions in screening process; recommends development of new chemical risk assessment methodologies
Reading time: 4 minutes
March 16, 2026
Netflix documentary investigates impacts of using everyday plastic products on health and fertility; based on a peer-reviewed scientific study that follows six couples during a three-month intervention; finds that reducing daily plastics exposure at home reduced levels of specific chemicals of concern in the body; study participants saw promising improvements in fertility markers
Reading time: 3 minutes
February 27, 2026
Greenpeace report reviews scientific evidence on chemical migration from plastic food packaging; finds plastic containers can release micro- and nanoplastics and chemicals into food; leaching is increased when food is heated in plastic packaging; calls for immediate action and applying the precautionary principle to better protect human health
Reading time: 2 minutes
February 5, 2026
Scientists review evidence of metabolism-disrupting chemicals; focus on BPS, DINP, PFOA, and micro- and nanoplastics; apply the key characteristics framework; show that focusing only on genotoxicity can lead to regrettable substitution; argue for group-based approaches to regulating chemicals
Reading time: 3 minutes
December 3, 2025
Analysis of plastic additives finds significant lack of publicly available information on many plastic additives; recommends that investors promote clearer disclosure of chemicals, push for the release of safety data, and the hazard assessment of untested chemicals
Reading time: 2 minutes
November 4, 2025
European Parliament adopts final text of ‘one substance, one assessment’ package; three proposals aim to improve and streamline chemical safety assessments across the EU; now needs to be adopted by European Council of Ministers
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October 28, 2025
Food Packaging Forum (FPF) tailors its datasets to support European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) call for evidence for substances in packaging and packaging waste; data definitively shows 458 chemicals in single use food packaging on the European market, 147 of which have known hazards
Reading time: 3 minutes
May 26, 2025
NGOs conduct largest citizen survey on waste in Switzerland; 11,586 people report disposing of 215,463 pieces of plastic in one week; 83% is food or beverage packaging; consumers raise concern concerns about health impacts of plastic chemicals and want companies to take more responsibility; NGOs highlight demands for action in Switzerland
Reading time: 2 minutes
May 16, 2025
Scientists from the Food Packaging Forum, INSERM, New York University and ETH Zurich publish article in Nature Medicine outlining health impacts of exposure to synthetic chemicals in food with a focus on food contact chemicals (FCCs) from packaging and processing; identify exposure to FCCs as an underappreciated health concern; emphasize link between FCCs and ultra-processed foods; describe future research needs and policy recommendations
Reading time: 2 minutes
May 13, 2025
The Competent Authorities for REACH and CLP (CARACAL) presented their plans for a revision of the REACH regulation; receives heavy criticism from industry and civil society; still under development and expected to be adopted by the European Commission in Q4 2025
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