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March 23, 2017
EU competent authorities for biocides decide on interim approach to set residue and migration limits for active substances in food-related products and food contact materials
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March 15, 2017
Stakeholder conference held by Danish Ministry delivers recommendations for future EU chemicals regulation; conference report now available
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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
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March 2, 2017
EU Commission’s PAFF Committee discusses EDC criteria but refrains from vote; Member States still in disagreement over Commission’s latest proposal; no new meeting scheduled yet
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February 20, 2017
EU Commission’s working group on FCMs discusses ex-post evaluation of FCM framework regulation, supply chain survey, EU measure on printed FCMs, plastic recycling, and monitoring of mineral oils in food and FCMs
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February 20, 2017
DG SANTE’s technical expert group for FCMs discusses plastic recycling, ex-post evaluation of FCM framework regulation, supply chain survey, and EU measure on printed FCMs
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February 17, 2017
EU REACH Committee classifies DEHP, DBP, BBP, and DIBP as substances of very high concern due to their endocrine disrupting effects in humans
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February 15, 2017
European and international NGOs ask EU REACH Committee to take action on siloxanes, phthalates and nanomaterials
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February 14, 2017
NGOs call for horizontal criteria to identify endocrine disruptors in all types of applications, not just pesticides and biocides; urge EU Commission to redesign its currently proposed EDC criteria
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February 14, 2017
EU Commission publishes latest version of revised criteria to identify endocrine disruptors; NGOs and industry still dissatisfied with proposed criteria; next expert meeting, and possible vote, to be held February 28, 2017
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