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September 7, 2026
European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) calls for stakeholder inputs on draft list of around 700 substances of concern (SoCs) in packaging to inform EU’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR); Food Packaging Forum (FPF) submits comments and identifies 42 additional hazardous chemicals in packaging; emphasizes importance of treating SoCs list as living document to reflect new evidence in the future
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July 6, 2026
European Chemicals Agency’s (ECHA) Committee for Risk Assessment adopts opinion on trifluoroacetic acid (TFA); recommends classifying TFA as persistent, mobile and toxic (PMT), very persistent and very mobile (vPvM), and toxic to reproduction; TFA is a degradation product of other PFAS, including some used in food contact materials
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July 2, 2026
European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) call for evidence for developing occupational exposure limits on bisphenols ended July 1, 2026; FPF submitted evidence for bisphenol exposure from food contact materials; emphasized real-world exposure to bisphenols and other hazardous chemicals happens in mixtures; highlighted recent scientific evidence for human exposure and potential health impacts of bisphenols
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June 17, 2026
European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) publishes report outlining “key areas of regulatory challenge”; includes protecting against most harmful chemicals, promoting safe circular materials; outlines steps for creating harmonized classification for neuro- and immunotoxicity
Topics: chemical safety, ECHA
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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
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September 4, 2025
European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) updates PFAS restriction proposal following public consultation; does not include major exceptions or derogations regarding food contact materials; aims to complete scientific evaluation of proposal by the end of 2026; to be submitted to the European Commission in 2027
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April 2, 2025
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) is mandated by the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) that entered into force on February 11, 2025, to carry out study identifying chemicals of concern in food packaging; report to be submitted by September 2026
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January 20, 2025
Two new reports from Corporate Europe Observatory and the Forever Lobbying Project on January 14, 2025, describe corporate lobbying against PFAS regulation in Europe; influence on European Commission; use of misleading messaging; true cost of cleaning up PFAS
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December 3, 2024
ECHA includes information on classification of endocrine disrupting substances in updated CLP guidance; also adds guidance on persistent substances, EATS modes of action, and AOPs; OECD expert group divided over endocrine disruption identification
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July 26, 2024
Zero Waste Europe publishes brief highlighting problems with polyvinyl chloride in food contact applications; advocates for restrictions due to health concerns from additives and microplastics; another report supports ECHA’s findings on significant risks associated with PVC; European civil society organizations petition phase out strategies
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