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January 24, 2019
European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) set to create limited, prototype version of database on substances of very high concern in products; talks on sustainable financing solutions ongoing
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January 22, 2019
EU Commission issues decision banning SVHCs, metal-based pigments, and dyes in EU Ecolabel graphic and tissue paper products
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January 21, 2019
Audit report of EU food safety model finds it ‘overstretched’; recommends more consistency across member states and collaboration with private sector
Topics: European Commission, regulation
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January 21, 2019
ECHA notifies of intent to prepare restriction dossier for intentionally added microplastics in all consumer and professional products
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January 21, 2019
EU Regulation on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food amended; changes made to include three new substances and modify use and migration limits
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January 16, 2019
NGO requests response from U.S Food and Drug Administration eighteen months after submitting objection on continued use of perchlorate in food packaging
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January 16, 2019
European Chemicals Agency includes 6 new chemicals, 4 of them polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, in the candidate list of substances of very high concern
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January 11, 2019
Keller and Heckman LLP reprints Food Packaging Bulletin article giving an update on the regulation of food packaging in Latin America (MERCOSUR block)
Topics: MERCOSUR, regulation
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January 11, 2019
Keller and Heckman LLP reprints SciTech Lawyer article discussing regulation of food packaging in the U.S. and how it compares to other countries
Topics: FDA, regulation
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January 10, 2019
Inspectors and customs authorities to systematically check importers and manufacturers for registration obligations under REACH
Topics: REACH, regulation
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