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NIAS
March 6, 2018
European Plastic Converters Association holds Food Contact Plastics Seminar on April 19-20, 2018 in Brussels
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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 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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January 29, 2018
Intertek holds webinar on EU NIAS regulations and U.S. food contact compliance requirements, January 30, 2018; registration now open
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January 25, 2018
Register now for the Food Packaging Forum’s webinar on prioritization methods for unknown chemicals in food contact articles to be held February 8, 2018
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January 8, 2018
Italian Institute of Packaging to host conference on NIAS and mineral oils in food contact materials on March 28-29, 2018 in Munich
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December 21, 2017
Prof. Dr. Martin Scheringer of Masaryk University opens Food Packaging Forum’s 2017 Workshop by addressing challenges in the risk assessment of food contact materials
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September 11, 2017
New FPF scientific publication highlights scientific challenges in the risk assessment of food contact chemicals; existing regulations are ineffective at protecting public health from exposure to hazardous chemicals; recommendations on how key knowledge gaps can be overcome are discussed
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August 22, 2017
European Member States assess risk management options for BPA and other substances relevant for food contact materials
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July 14, 2017
New scientific study by FPF summarizes research on alternative toxicity testing of FCMs, finds approach promising and feasible; sample preparation methods need to be optimized and standardized; employed assays should be of clear human health relevance
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