News
The Food Packaging Forum reports on recent developments across the food packaging and health field.
December 21, 2017
Dr. Benoît Schilter of Nestlé discusses application of bioassays for evaluating packaging safety at Food Packaging Forum’s 2017 Workshop
Topics: toxicity testing, workshop
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December 21, 2017
Dr. Karim Bschir of ETH Zurich explains why good science is not value-free at Food Packaging Forum’s 2017 Workshop
Topics: workshop
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December 21, 2017
Journal PLOS Biology publishes special edition on the effects of chemical exposures on public and environmental health; addresses gap between scientific understanding and regulation of chemicals
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December 21, 2017
Dr. Marco Zhong of the Chinese National Reference Laboratory for Food Contact Materials outlines the country’s new FCM legislation at Food Packaging Forum’s 2017 Workshop
Topics: regulation, workshop
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December 21, 2017
Dr. Thomas Gude of Swiss Quality Testing Services illustrates third-party testing labs’ role in enforcing FCM regulations at Food Packaging Forum’s 2017 Workshop
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December 21, 2017
Independent consultant Dr. Maricel Maffni focuses on food additive petitions as a means to get U.S. FDA to take action on unsafe food contact substances at Food Packaging Forum’s 2017 Workshop
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December 21, 2017
Dr. Jane Muncke of the Food Packaging Forum summarizes the outcome of the foundation’s successful 2017 Workshop
Topics: risk communication, workshop
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December 21, 2017
Speakers of the 2017 Food Packaging Forum Workshop summarize their talks in short interviews; all interview videos now available online
Topics: workshop
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December 20, 2017
EU REACH Committee classifies dicyclohexyl phthalate and trimellitic anhydride as substances of very high concern; both substances relevant for food contact
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December 20, 2017
Scientific review shows that some chemicals are proportionately more toxic at lower exposure levels; “dose makes poison” principle indicates that current risk assessment approaches underestimate chemical toxicity
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