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EFSA
November 19, 2019
Rapid risk assessment uses data submitted by member states, previous Foodwatch study; finds 95th percentile exposure of 0.8 to 44.6 µg/kg body weight per day; lack of data leads EFSA to conclude possible concern for human health
Topics: EFSA, mineral oils
Reading time: 2 minutes
November 5, 2019
NGO CHEM Trust asks UK government agency to revise tolerable daily intake (TDI) of PFOS and PFOA to match EFSA recommendation, consider ban of PFAS in food contact materials
Reading time: 1 minute
November 5, 2019
Minutes from recent meetings of the EFSA working groups on BPS, BPA, FCMs, and recycling plastic available
Reading time: 3 minutes
November 1, 2019
European Food Safety Authority’s CEP Panel finds trimellitic acid, tris(2-ehtylhexyl) ester safe for use as plasticizer in soft PVC for making single-use wrap films or repeated use tubing
Topics: EFSA, risk assessment
Reading time: 2 minutes
November 1, 2019
European Food Safety Authority’s CEP Panel publishes scientific opinions on 10 recycling processes for post-consumer PET; all found to be safe for use in specified food contact applications
Reading time: 2 minutes
October 29, 2019
Konrad Grob criticizes FCM regulation and enforcement in the EU, suggests future actions for improvement
Reading time: 4 minutes
October 1, 2019
Minutes from recent meetings of the EFSA working groups on BPS, BPA, FCMs, phthalates, and recycling plastic available
Reading time: 4 minutes
September 3, 2019
EU Commission publishes factual summaries of public consultation and SME panel survey on FCM regulation in the EU
Reading time: 3 minutes
September 3, 2019
European Food Safety Authority publishes report summarizing activities related to emerging risk identification in 2018; considers food contact additives and related challenges of substituting materials
Topics: EFSA
Reading time: 1 minute
August 20, 2019
EFSA’s CEP Panel working group on phthalates continues working to revise draft opinion of DBP, BBP, DEHP, DINP, DIDP
Topics: EFSA, phthalates
Reading time: 1 minute
