Topics
fluorinated substances
February 24, 2016
Article informs about presence of PFOA in consumer products and highlights ways to reduce exposure from food contact materials
Topics: exposure, fluorinated substances
Reading time: 1 minute
February 18, 2016
Food standards agency of Australia and New Zealand tests foods and beverages for 30 packaging chemicals; half of chemicals detected at low levels (ppm/ppb) in tested samples
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February 17, 2016
German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment’s commission on food contaminants addresses polyfluorinated compounds in food packaging and demands safety assessment by EFSA
Topics: fluorinated substances
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January 12, 2016
Article discusses history of PFOA, focusing on environmental and public health effects, legal consequences and regulatory implications
Topics: fluorinated substances
Reading time: 2 minutes
January 5, 2016
Grease-proofing agents not to be used in paper and board in contact with food; FDA concludes no reasonable certainty of no harm
Topics: FDA, fluorinated substances
Reading time: 2 minutes
November 11, 2015
UK NGO CHEM Trust outlines EU Parliament investigation on FCM regulation, Food Packaging Forum workshop, Luxemburg FCM conference, EFSA public consultation on FCM opinion, fluorinated-free popcorn in Denmark
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October 30, 2015
Retailer Coop Denmark introduces microwave oven popcorn containing no fluorinated substances in the food packaging, aims to phase out further chemicals of concern by 2017
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October 26, 2015
Danish researchers detect chemicals of concern in food packaging made from recycled paper and board; push for EU-wide regulation of paper and board food contact materials
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October 20, 2015
ECHA Committee for Socio-Economic Analysis holds public consultations on draft opinions for restriction of BPA in thermal paper and PFOA; deadline for comments is November 16, 2015
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October 20, 2015
Danish Consumer Council THINK Chemicals tests pizza boxes and finds fluorocarbons and other chemicals of concern in all samples
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