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April 12, 2018
Expert panel discusses chemical safety of food packaging and management of packaging waste at Euractiv event in Brussels
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April 12, 2018
New study finds zinc nanoparticles used in food can coatings to negatively affect intestinal functions such as nutrient absorption, iron and glucose transport; UPDATE: original article retracted due to calculation mistake; corrected article published in December 2018
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April 5, 2018
California senator Dianne Feinstein announces plans to introduce legislation banning phthalates in food packaging, envisages phase-out over next 5 years
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March 9, 2018
40th International Conference on Environmental & Food Monitoring will cover a broad range of topics on chemical safety of food, June 19-22, 2018 in Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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March 8, 2018
Food Packaging Forum holds 6th annual workshop on October 4, 2018 in Zurich, Switzerland; first speakers and topics confirmed
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February 28, 2018
Article in Environmental Health Perspectives discusses shortcomings in current risk assessment of food contact materials, features expert opinions
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February 26, 2018
EU reference laboratory for FCMs publishes report on performance of EU official laboratories in migration testing; 59% of labs succeed in temperature control, 80% in migration quantification
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February 21, 2018
Article in The Guardian discusses health risks associated with bisphenol A and ways to reduce exposure from food packaging
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February 9, 2018
Danish consumer council finds cadmium, lead, mineral oils, polyaromatic hydrocarbons in dark chocolate; 5 of 12 tested brands with elevated levels
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February 8, 2018
Food Packaging Forum held webinar on prioritization methods for unknown chemicals in food contact articles on February 8, 2018; video recording and presentation slides now available
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