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June 14, 2018
Updated meeting minutes of EFSA’s CEF Panel working group on recycling plastics now available online
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May 31, 2018
German risk assessment institute evaluates migration of polyamide oligomers from kitchen utensils into food; exposure likely to exceed threshold of toxicological concern; call for more toxicity studies
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May 16, 2018
EFSA’s CEF Panel working group on phthalates reassesses safety of DBP, BBP and DEHP for food contact plastics; updated meeting minutes now available online
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May 15, 2018
Event program and registration for Food Packaging Forum’s 6th annual workshop of October 4, 2018 now online; live webcast available; register before September 27, 2018
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May 7, 2018
EFSA publishes draft guidance on communication of uncertainty in scientific assessments; public consultation open until June 24, 2018
Topics: EFSA, risk assessment
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April 27, 2018
EU Member States adopt nano-amendments to REACH Annexes; new requirements for identifying and characterizing nanoforms, providing data for nanomaterials registered under REACH
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April 27, 2018
EU Commission officially adopts revised EDC criteria for plant protection products; practical application guidance to be finalized in summer 2018; consumer organization wants EDC criteria to go ‘beyond’ biocides and pesticides
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April 27, 2018
EFSA’s CEF Panel considers ‘BTB PET direct IV+’-recycled PET safe for contact with all foodstuffs for long-term storage at room temperature, with or without hotfill; trays made of this recycled PET not to be used in microwave and ovens
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April 26, 2018
EFSA colloquium addresses use of omics in risk assessment of biological and chemical hazards in the food chain; omics approaches promising but further improvements needed to enable broader application
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April 26, 2018
German Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) publishes minutes of advisory committee meeting discussing European and German legislation on FCMs, methods for the evaluation of paper and board, novel substances for food contact
Topics: regulation, risk assessment
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