News
The Food Packaging Forum reports on recent developments across the food packaging and health field.
July 20, 2018
Study compiles database of chemicals associated with plastic packaging (CPPdb); at least 148 substances highly hazardous, many untested or unknown
Topics: endocrine disruptor, hazard assessment, NIAS, plastics, REACH, risk assessment, substitution
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July 19, 2018
European Food Safety Authority updates its OpenFoodTox database on chemical hazards with more chemicals and health-based guidance values, improves interface to facilitate data exploration
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July 19, 2018
International Agency for Research on Cancer classifies four acrylates used in food contact materials as possibly carcinogenic to humans; American Chemistry Council criticizes the decision
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July 19, 2018
Health and Environment Alliance calls on EU Commission to include actions aimed at exposure reduction into its roadmap for EU framework on EDCs; CHEM Trust requests addressing EDCs across all EU legislations
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July 19, 2018
Overview papers discuss characterization and identification of microplastics by techniques based on (micro-)Raman spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
Topics: microplastics
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July 19, 2018
Scientists detect thousands of small particles of microplastics, pigments, additives in bottled mineral water; higher particle content in reusable paper-labeled bottles; printing inks on labels identified as novel contamination source
Reading time: 4 minutes
July 18, 2018
European Union Observatory for Nanomaterials identifies parameters for reliable market studies
Topics: nanomaterials
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July 18, 2018
Global framework targeting chemicals and waste recognizes urgency for political commitment
Topics: circular economy
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July 18, 2018
Rats perinatally exposed to phthalates show lower number of neurons and synapses in the brain, decreased cognitive flexibility
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July 17, 2018
Predictions of acute health hazards by ‘data fusion’ read-across structure activity relationship (RASAR) modeling reported to be more reproducible than animal testing data
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