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risk assessment
October 29, 2018
EFSA’s CEP Panel working group on food contact materials holds 1st meeting; minutes now available online
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October 25, 2018
EFSA’s CEP Panel working group on recycling plastics holds 1st meeting; minutes now available online
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October 25, 2018
Register now for the Food Packaging Forum’s webinar on the American Academy of Pediatrics’ report and policy statement on child health effects of direct and indirect food additives, to be held on November 12, 2018
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October 19, 2018
Scientists characterize intentionally and non-intentionally added substances in polyphenylsulfone material intended for baby bottles; analytical results and threshold of toxicological concern-based considerations suggest no safety concerns
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October 19, 2018
Scientists find ‘abundant’ oligomers in polyethylene furanoate, identify 20 circular and linear oligomer species sized <1000 Da; exact quantities of migrating oligomers to be determined in future investigations
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October 19, 2018
Scientists characterize and quantify monomers and oligomers migrating from different polyester coatings, find migration into real foods compared to food simulants, question predictability of standard migration procedure
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October 19, 2018
Scientists characterize oligomers in polybutylene terephthalate and polyethylene naphthalate intended for food contact; oligomer migration from PBT considered safe based on threshold of toxicological concern considerations
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October 18, 2018
EFSA’s CEP Panel held 2nd plenary meeting on September 26-27, 2018; new food contact substances, PET recycling processes, evaluation of FCM legislation, updated risk assessment for phthalates discussed
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October 17, 2018
EFSA’s CEP Panel Working Group on BPA safety reevaluation holds 2nd meeting; minutes available online
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October 10, 2018
ECHA publishes list of 96 substances planned to be evaluated by EU Member States in 2019-2021 under the Community Rolling Action Plan (CoRAP)
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