fluorinated substances

December 11, 2018

Restriction of 6 PFASs progresses

ECHA’s risk assessment and socio-economic committees agree with restriction proposal for 6 per- and polyfluorinated substances; CLP classifications adopted for four other FCM-relevant substances

Topics: adhesives, ECHA, fluorinated substances, plastics

Reading time: 1 minute

December 6, 2018

Webinar on PFASs in food packaging

Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families and Toxic-Free Future present new report on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in U.S. food contact materials on December 11, 2018; registration for webinar now open

Topics: chronic disease, events, exposure, fluorinated substances, migration

Reading time: 1 minute

November 28, 2018

2019 food contact regulations USA conference

Chemical Watch holds 2^nd conference on American food contact regulations, March 19-20, 2019, in Washington, D.C.

Topics: events, fluorinated substances, NIAS, regulation

Reading time: 0 minutes

November 26, 2018

Washington State: Alternatives assessment for PFASs in FCMs

U.S. state Washington to start alternatives assessment for per- and polyfluorinated substances in paper food packaging; deadline for comments on assessment proposal is December 4, 2018

Topics: fluorinated substances, green chemistry, regulation, substitution

Reading time: 1 minute

November 19, 2018

2018 retailer ranking published

Non-profit organization Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families releases annual retailer report card; restaurant chains make insufficient efforts to remove hazardous chemicals from food packaging

Topics: fluorinated substances, green chemistry, phthalates, substitution

Reading time: 1 minute

November 16, 2018

Persistence as cause of concern

Scientists review environmental implications of high persistence, argue that ‘highly persistent chemicals should be regulated on the basis of their persistence alone,’ regardless of bioaccumulation and toxicity propertie

Topics: fluorinated substances, microplastics, plastics, pollution

Reading time: 2 minutes

November 15, 2018

Draft toxicity assessment for GenX and PFBS

U.S. EPA releases draft toxicity assessments for fluorinated substances ‘GenX chemicals’ and PFBS used as replacements for PFOA and PFOS; public comments accepted for 60 days after publication in Federal Register

Topics: fluorinated substances, regulation, risk assessment

Reading time: 3 minutes

November 8, 2018

Documentary on EDCs in food packaging

New documentary explains endocrine disruption, highlights presence of endocrine disruptors in food packaging, presents possible solutions to reduce exposure

Topics: bisphenol A, bisphenol F, bisphenol S, chronic disease, endocrine disruptor, exposure, fluorinated substances, phthalates, polystyrene

Reading time: 0 minutes

October 29, 2018

Businesses’ approach to safer chemicals

Fourth edition of Chemical Watch’s “Business guide to safer chemicals” highlights work by Coop Denmark and Sherwin-Williams to replace bisphenol A and other hazardous chemicals in food packaging

Topics: bisphenol A, endocrine disruptor, fluorinated substances, green chemistry, substitution, SVHC

Reading time: 1 minute

October 9, 2018

FPF Workshop 2018: Perspectives on the FCM safety

Afternoon session of FPF Workshop 2018 discusses different approaches to ensuring FCM safety taken by industry, government, retailers, consumer organizations

Topics: exposure, fluorinated substances, mineral oils, regulation, risk assessment, substitution, toxicity testing

Reading time: 3 minutes

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December 11, 2018

Restriction of 6 PFASs progresses

December 6, 2018

Webinar on PFASs in food packaging

November 28, 2018

2019 food contact regulations USA conference

November 26, 2018

Washington State: Alternatives assessment for PFASs in FCMs

November 19, 2018

2018 retailer ranking published

November 16, 2018

Persistence as cause of concern

November 15, 2018

Draft toxicity assessment for GenX and PFBS

November 8, 2018

Documentary on EDCs in food packaging

October 29, 2018

Businesses’ approach to safer chemicals

October 9, 2018

FPF Workshop 2018: Perspectives on the FCM safety

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