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December 21, 2016

EU technical expert group for FCMs: New meeting summary

DG SANTE’s technical expert group for FCMs discusses migration testing guidelines, 7^th amendment to plastic FCM regulation, and EFSA opinion on safety assessment of FCMs

Topics: DG SANTE, EFSA, European Commission, migration, regulation

Reading time: 2 minutes

December 14, 2016

French retailers restrict mineral oils in food

Six French retailers set limit values for MOSH and MOAH in their own-brand food products

Topics: food, migration, mineral oils

Reading time: 1 minute

December 7, 2016

Mineral oils in chocolate Santas

Foodwatch study finds typical Christmas chocolates and sweets to contain mineral oil residues; demands recall of affected products

Topics: food, migration, mineral oils

Reading time: 1 minute

December 2, 2016

ILSI NA workshop on FCMs

Videos of presentations and panel discussions held at ILSI North America workshop on safety evaluation of FCMs in September 2016 are now available online

Topics: events, FDA, migration, NIAS, regulation, risk assessment, toxicity testing

Reading time: 1 minute

November 29, 2016

BPA-free can linings: Presentations and videos online

Berkeley Center for Green Chemistry publishes 15 video segments and 7 slide presentations from symposium on BPA-free can linings

Topics: bisphenol A, events, migration, regulation, substitution

Reading time: 1 minute

November 25, 2016

China updates FCM legislation

China publishes 53 mandatory national standards for food contact materials and additives, replacing all previous regulations

Topics: Declaration of Compliance, migration, regulation

Reading time: 1 minute

November 24, 2016

Mineral oils in Christmas chocolates

Bavarian food control authority finds MOSH and MOAH in advent calendar chocolate; Foodwatch recommends avoiding consumption of tainted products and calls for stricter regulation of mineral oils in food

Topics: food, migration, mineral oils

Reading time: 1 minute

November 23, 2016

Unwanted chemicals in canned tuna

Danish consumer council finds BADGE in metal packaging of tuna as well as plasticizers in the metal closure of a tuna glass jar; none of the tested packaging products contained BPA, BPF, or BPS; all tuna fish contained heavy metals, some contained BADGE and one ATBC

Topics: bisphenol A, migration, phthalates

Reading time: 2 minutes

November 11, 2016

Formaldehyde and melamine migration from tableware

Italian scientists investigate migration of formaldehyde and melamine from children’s tableware made of melaware and other amino resins; specific and overall migration limits exceeded in some products; aging increases migration; migration cannot be predicted from product's appearance

Topics: Declaration of Compliance, formaldehyde, melamine, migration

Reading time: 3 minutes

November 2, 2016

Update: Foodwatch mineral oil petition

Foodwatch petition against mineral oils in food collects more than 100,000 signatures and is handed to EU Health Commissioner Andriukaitis; MOSH and MOAH contamination found in premium chocolates and doughnuts

Topics: food, migration, mineral oils

Reading time: 2 minutes

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