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October 15, 2015

Simplified FCM regulation wanted

FCM experts and stakeholders gather in EU Member State Luxembourg to discuss innovation, regulatory requirements, risk assessment, and enforcement of food contact materials regulation; call for harmonized approaches and collaboration
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October 13, 2015

EFSA: 2nd FIP network meeting on FCMs

EFSA’s Food Ingredients and Packaging Scientific Network held second meeting on food contact materials on July 1-2, 2015 in Parma, Italy
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October 12, 2015

EFSA: New PET recycling process

EFSA’s CEF Panel considers FCMs made from post-consumer PET recycling process ‘San Miguel Industrias PET’ safe for contact with all types of foodstuffs
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September 18, 2015

Web stream available for EFSA conference

EFSA conference on food safety on October 14-16, 2015 in Milan, Italy can be followed live via web stream; questions for Q&A sessions can be submitted via Twitter or EFSA-Expo website
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September 4, 2015

EFSA conference on food safety

EFSA hosts 2nd scientific conference on food safety on October 14-16, 2015 in Milan, Italy
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July 15, 2015

EFSA reviews glass fiber-sizing agents and perfluoromethyl perfluorovinylether in FCMs

EFSA’s CEF Panel publishes scientific opinions considering both applications safe for use in food contact materials
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July 15, 2015

EFSA: Safety assessment of 2 PET recycling processes

EFSA’s CEF Panel considers post-consumer PET recycling processes 'Coveris' and 'ExtruPET' safe for contact with almost all types of foodstuffs
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July 8, 2015

EFSA: Public consultation on FCM scientific opinion

EFSA’s CEF Panel calls for feedback on draft scientific opinion on the safety assessment of food contact materials; public consultation open until October 7, 2015
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June 22, 2015

EFSA calls for comments on scientific uncertainty

EFSA draft guidance document on uncertainty in scientific assessments open for public consultation until September 10, 2015
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June 10, 2015

EFSA publishes scientific opinion on acrylamide in food

EFSA considers acrylamide in food a public health concern; draft scientific opinion of 2014 adopted after public consultation
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