Topics
mineral oils
July 29, 2016
Foodwatch evaluation shows extensive contamination of dry food products with MOSH and MOAH in Germany
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July 5, 2016
Foodwatch study finds contamination of chocolate products and potato chips with mineral oils; call for strict limit levels in food and mandatory use of functional barriers
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June 21, 2016
Experts discussed future changes in the European legislation on FCMs, summarized state of the art in analytical chemistry and toxicity testing, and introduced novel techniques to measure and reduce chemical migration from FCMs into food
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June 20, 2016
European Chemicals Agency adds benzo[a]pyrene, a common food chain contaminant, to Candidate List for authorization due to its carcinogenic, mutagenic, toxic for reproduction, PBT, and vPvB properties
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March 21, 2016
Danish consumer council finds fluorocarbons and mineral oils in paper and board packaging in direct contact with food
Topics: fluorinated substances, mineral oils
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February 10, 2016
Finnish research center develops 2-layer film made from bio-HDPE and nanofibrillar cellulose to be used as ‘bag-in-box’ liner for dry foods; shows to significantly reduce mineral oil migration from packaging into food
Topics: migration, mineral oils
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December 16, 2015
Foodwatch online petition calling for functional barriers in paper and board packaging in the EU counts nearly 50,000 signatures; food producers and supermarkets react to study results revealing contamination of certain dry food products with mineral oils
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October 27, 2015
Foodwatch study shows contamination of dry foods packaged in paper or board with mineral oils; online petition launched to call for EU-wide introduction of functional barriers, limit levels in food
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October 20, 2015
Danish Consumer Council THINK Chemicals tests pizza boxes and finds fluorocarbons and other chemicals of concern in all samples
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April 28, 2015
German company develops barrier films to prevent migration of mineral oil saturated hydrocarbons (MOSH) and mineral oil aromatic hydrocarbons (MOAH) into food
Topics: migration, mineral oils
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