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May 3, 2017

Updated Swiss FCM regulation enters into force

New Swiss food law including FCM ordinance entered into force May 1, 2017; many CMR-substances deleted from positive list for printing inks

Topics: plastics, printing inks, regulation, silicones

Reading time: 1 minute

May 2, 2017

EU plastic converters discuss risk assessment of FCMs

Food Contact Plastics Seminar highlights NIAS, printing inks, provides regulatory updates

Topics: Declaration of Compliance, DG SANTE, EFSA, European Commission, events, exposure, migration, mineral oils, NIAS, PET, plastics, printing inks, regulation, risk assessment

Reading time: 3 minutes

April 28, 2017

Plastic-eating worms – a solution to pollution?

Scientific report on wax moth caterpillars munching polyethylene bags sparks hope for new solution to plastic pollution; closer look highlights long way ahead of transition from discovery to practice

Topics: plastics, pollution, polyolefins

Reading time: 4 minutes

April 26, 2017

EFSA working group on recycling plastics: 16^th meeting

Updated meeting minutes of EFSA’s CEF Panel working group on recycling plastics now available online

Topics: EFSA, PET, plastics, recycling

Reading time: 1 minute

April 25, 2017

London considers bottle deposit return scheme

Mayor of London to present proposals on reducing food, drink, and packaging waste in upcoming environment strategy; supports access to tap water and considers deposit return scheme for plastic bottles

Topics: plastics

Reading time: 1 minute

April 18, 2017

Toxic chemicals in articles made from recycled plastics

Article in The Guardian discusses contamination of children’s toys made from recycled materials with hazardous flame retardants; environmental organizations call for government action

Topics: circular economy, flame retardants, plastics, recycling

Reading time: 2 minutes

April 13, 2017

Impact of labels, inks and glues on PET recycling

Industry study shows negative effects of incompatible label materials, glues, and inks on the recyclability of PET drinking bottles; impacts on color and clarity of recycled PET

Topics: PET, plastics, recycling

Reading time: 1 minute

April 12, 2017

Australian draft action plan against marine plastic pollution

Australian Government publishes draft plan to reduce marine debris and target plastic pollution in particular; commits to prevention, removal, monitoring activities, raising public awareness

Topics: microplastics, plastics

Reading time: 1 minute

April 10, 2017

Pre-packaged organic produce

Foodwatch discusses common practice of pre-packaging organic produce in plastic; presents alternatives such as stickers, printing, laser marking

Topics: plastics

Reading time: 1 minute

April 10, 2017

Forums on sustainability of plastics

Plasticity Forums to discuss sustainable end-of-life solutions for plastics on April 21 and May 9, 2017 in Texas and California, respectively; registration available online

Topics: bioplastics, circular economy, events, microplastics, plastics, recycling

Reading time: 1 minute

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