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March 2, 2018
State of Washington foresees ban on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in food packaging by 2021 if safer alternatives can be identified
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February 28, 2018
Updated meeting minutes of EFSA’s CEF Panel working group on food contact materials now available online
Topics: EFSA, regulation
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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 27, 2018
UK Environment Secretary pushes for ban on plastics straws; EU Commission’s vice-president says EU law on single-use plastics expected before summer 2018
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February 14, 2018
EU Commission issues new regulation on the use of bisphenol A in plastic food contact materials, varnishes and coatings, infant ‘sippy’ cups; applies from September 6, 2018
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February 12, 2018
Chemical Watch holds webinar on EU Commission’s Circular Economy Package, February 14, 2018; focus on interface between chemicals, products, waste
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February 9, 2018
U.S. Congress hearing on International Agency on the Research for Cancer addresses future funding; critics question agency's scientific integrity; defenders talk of industry-lead campaign to discredit IARC’s monographs on carcinogens program
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February 9, 2018
News outlet Euractiv publishes special report on packaging and environment; featured articles and interviews address circular economy and plastics strategy unveiled by EU Commission
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February 6, 2018
ECHA prioritizes 7 substances of very high concern to be added to REACH Authorisation List; 6 substances potentially relevant for food contact
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February 5, 2018
Industry groups say the latest decision to identify BPA as SVHC for endocrine disruption effects in the environment is ‘disproportionate’ and lacks regulatory value; ECHA comments that this entry will impact the scope of the authorization requirement
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