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March 17, 2017
Newly adopted revision of EU Regulation on Official Controls aims at simplifying the control system for food safety along the entire supply chain, foresees increased efficiency in preventing, eliminating or reducing health risks
Topics: Declaration of Compliance, regulation
Reading time: 1 minute
March 15, 2017
Food Packaging Forum held webinar on its new study on the migration of substances of very high concern from food contact materials, March 13, 2017; video recording and presentation slides now available
Reading time: 1 minute
March 15, 2017
Stakeholder conference held by Danish Ministry delivers recommendations for future EU chemicals regulation; conference report now available
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March 15, 2017
Column in The New York Times discusses decreasing sperm quality and fertility in men, explains links to exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals
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March 13, 2017
EFSA’s Food Ingredients and Packaging Scientific Network held fourth meeting on food contact materials on February 16, 2017; discussions focused on coatings; interest group on evaluation of coatings formed
Topics: can coatings, coating, Declaration of Compliance, EFSA, European Commission, JRC, migration, NIAS, regulation
Reading time: 4 minutes
March 7, 2017
New report by the non-profit organization CHEM Trust summarizes the effects of environmental chemicals on child brain development; calls for phasing out harmful chemicals as groups, not removing them one by one
Reading time: 2 minutes
March 6, 2017
Environmental Defense Fund emphasizes that chemical hazards must be regularly considered in food safety plans; illustrates relevant procedures using the example of lead contamination in food
Topics: Declaration of Compliance, regulation
Reading time: 2 minutes
March 2, 2017
FPF discusses its new study on the migration of substances of very high concern from food contact materials in webinar on March 13, 2017; registration now open
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March 2, 2017
EU Commission’s PAFF Committee discusses EDC criteria but refrains from vote; Member States still in disagreement over Commission’s latest proposal; no new meeting scheduled yet
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February 28, 2017
New report by Client Earth and European Environmental Bureau highlights need for adapting EU legislation to keep hazardous chemicals out of a circular economy and protect human health and the environment
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