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grouping
September 1, 2026
Scientists from the Food Packaging Forum present practical grouping approach to address regulatory gaps in food contact chemicals; 87% of chemicals lack adequate safety data; study includes free tools to help stakeholders screen for and identify potentially hazardous chemicals
Topics: chemical safety, grouping
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January 7, 2022
Final version of European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) guidance prioritizes hazard-driven criteria for grouping chemicals; supports human health risk assessments of combined chemical exposures; recommends relying on mechanistic information on toxicity within a weight-of-evidence approach
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January 5, 2022
Recorded webinar from European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) presents the agency’s work on assessing regulatory needs of groups of chemicals; provides overview of recently published reports
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