News
The Food Packaging Forum reports on recent developments across the food packaging and health field.
January 5, 2017
Report on advances in risk-based evaluations by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to be released on January 5, 2017; findings and recommendations to be presented in webinar on January 6, 2017
Topics: risk assessment
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January 3, 2017
GreenScreen-based assessment of conventional silver and two forms of nanosilver finds one form to be as hazardous as the colloidal silver; identifies data gaps for the second nanoform, despite it being allowed as an antimicrobial in the U.S.
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December 23, 2016
Scientists review migration of nanomaterials from polymer-based FCMs, question suitability of migration testing conditions and diffusion-based models for estimation of nanomaterials migration, point to knowledge gaps regarding actions in human body
Reading time: 5 minutes
December 23, 2016
Exposure of pregnant and lactating mice to human-exposure-relevant dose of bisphenol S (BPS) impairs maternal behavior, what can lead to lower offspring survival; behavioral effects also seen in daughters of exposed mice
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December 23, 2016
No formal vote on proposed EDC criteria took place during latest SC-PAFF meeting; Commission likely to re-draft proposals due to wide disagreement among stakeholders
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December 23, 2016
European Human Biomonitoring Initiative (HBM4EU) launched on December 8, 2016, followed by stakeholder meeting; prioritized substances include plasticizers, bisphenols, PFASs, anilines
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December 22, 2016
Opinion articles highlight influence of pesticide industry on the regulation of endocrine disruptors in Australia and Europe
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December 22, 2016
Switzerland adopts new national food law; regulation on food contact materials as well as annexes covering plastic articles, silicone articles and printing inks updated
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December 22, 2016
EFSA and ECHA publish outline of guidance enabling identification of endocrine disruptors; public consultation on draft guidance scheduled for summer 2017
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December 21, 2016
EU Commission’s working group on FCMs discusses migration testing guidelines, 7th amendment to plastic FCM regulation, mineral oil migration, authorization of recycling processes, and EFSA opinion on safety assessment of FCMs
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