Topics
metals
May 27, 2026
Deposit return system, volta, launches in Portugal ahead of new EU packaging rules; plastic and metal beverage containers collected for recycling at automated collection terminals; glass and reuse omitted
Reading time: 1 minute
March 5, 2026
Thai Food and Drug Administration publishes proposed updates for regulation of food contact ceramics and new regulations for metals, glass, and paper and board; proposal rarely outlines exact migration limits, instead referencing official Thai standards to avoid future regulator involvement
Reading time: 4 minutes
August 21, 2024
European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & HealthCare updates guidance document on metals and alloys used for food contact; sets updated Specific Release Limits; assesses safety of various metals based on scientific evidence; emphasizes need for collaboration between stakeholders to minimize health risks from released substances
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July 20, 2021
Understanding Packaging (UP) Scorecard evaluates and compares impacts of foodware and food packaging; beta version of the tool published, new features and expanded product coverage planned; developed by a multistakeholder collaboration including the Food Packaging Forum
Topics: circular economy, glass, LCA, metals, paper & board, plastics, pollution, recycling, scorecard
Reading time: 2 minutes
July 5, 2021
Food Packaging Forum (FPF) releases new fact sheets on plastic, paper and board, metal, glass, and multimaterial food packaging; address material properties, applications, chemical migration, end-of-life, and recyclability
Topics: glass, human health, metals, migration, multi-material, paper and board, plastics, recycling
Reading time: 1 minute
September 11, 2020
National Health Commission opens public consultation on 16 food safety standards; sets stricter limits for metals used in food contact materials (FCMs), removes use of 4% acetic acid as food simulant; comments accepted until October 20, 2020
Topics: metals, regulation
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July 23, 2020
Scientists measure content and migration of inorganic elements from polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA); report higher levels in PHA produced from municipal waste and wastewater sludge fractions compared to PHA produced from fruit wastes; in all cases migration below set migration limits
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February 4, 2020
Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) launches proficiency testing of laboratories providing services to measure heavy metal concentrations in foods; results to inform Baby Foods Council, help stakeholders identify capable laboratories
Topics: compliance, metals
Reading time: 1 minute
April 8, 2019
Thailand notifies WTO of future mandatory standard for thermoset plastics derived from formaldehyde
Reading time: 1 minute
March 27, 2019
Environmental Defense Fund publishes list of key chemicals of concern in food packaging and food handling equipment
Reading time: 2 minutes
