Topics
modeling
May 31, 2018
German risk assessment institute evaluates migration of polyamide oligomers from kitchen utensils into food; exposure likely to exceed threshold of toxicological concern; call for more toxicity studies
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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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December 12, 2017
U.S. FDA publishes roadmap to further develop predictive toxicology methods for risk assessment; public workshop to be held
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September 13, 2017
Dutch institute for public health and environment releases computational model to determine concentrations of nanoparticles in the environment
Topics: modeling, nanomaterials
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May 12, 2017
Scientists derive diffusion coefficients for PET oligomers under swelling conditions; compare predictions by Piringer and Welle migration models
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May 4, 2017
EU Commission’s Joint Research Centre releases updated version of FACET software enabling exposure estimations for food contact materials; free download available
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March 31, 2017
Scientists show that for PET bottles accelerated migration tests overestimate real long-term migration; suggest use of migrant- and polymer-specific diffusion parameters instead of default values
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July 15, 2016
Scientists discuss models available for estimating human exposure to chemicals through food; chemical inputs from processing, packaging, storage, and transportation are underreported
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April 8, 2016
Scientists determine key parameters for modeling migration of benzophenone and several other contaminants from low density polyethylene into food simulants and foodstuffs; propose revision of worst-case scenario values
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April 8, 2016
Scientists review decontamination of recycled polyolefins, compare it to PET; existing processes need re-examination using high molecular weight surrogate contaminants
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