Topics
mineral oils
December 21, 2016
EU Commission’s working group on FCMs discusses migration testing guidelines, 7th amendment to plastic FCM regulation, mineral oil migration, authorization of recycling processes, and EFSA opinion on safety assessment of FCMs
Reading time: 3 minutes
December 19, 2016
Scientific study compares accumulation of mineral oil saturated hydrocarbons (MOSH) in rats to humans; findings imply that current acceptable daily intake for MOSH may be set too high and current human exposure is underestimated
Topics: mineral oils, NIAS
Reading time: 3 minutes
December 14, 2016
Six French retailers set limit values for MOSH and MOAH in their own-brand food products
Reading time: 1 minute
December 12, 2016
European Commission communicates intention to introduce EU-wide regulation on printing inks in food contact materials; evaluation of EU FCM framework regulation planned for 2017; study on non-harmonized FCMs to be published by the end of 2016
Reading time: 2 minutes
December 7, 2016
Foodwatch study finds typical Christmas chocolates and sweets to contain mineral oil residues; demands recall of affected products
Reading time: 1 minute
November 24, 2016
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
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November 2, 2016
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
Reading time: 2 minutes
October 6, 2016
E.Leclerc and Lidl France take action against contamination of their own-brand food products with mineral oils; restrict MOAH to untraceable amounts and introduce limit values for MOSH
Topics: mineral oils
Reading time: 1 minute
September 21, 2016
German TV station airs report on unpublished EFSA document; toxicological consequences of mineral oil exposure allegedly exceed previous assumptions; expert recommends “drastic reduction” of exposure
Topics: mineral oils
Reading time: 2 minutes
September 13, 2016
EU Working Group on FCMs discusses BPA, amendments to EU 10/2011, mineral oil migration, authorization of recycling processes, migration testing guidelines
Reading time: 5 minutes
