News
The Food Packaging Forum reports on recent developments across the food packaging and health field.
November 23, 2016
Danish consumer council finds BADGE in metal packaging of tuna as well as plasticizers in the metal closure of a tuna glass jar; none of the tested packaging products contained BPA, BPF, or BPS; all tuna fish contained heavy metals, some contained BADGE and one ATBC
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November 23, 2016
Two perfluoroalkyl containing oil and water repellents can no longer be used in paper and board FCMs in the U.S.; petition to FDA claimed the substances’ use has been abandoned
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November 22, 2016
Article by Silent Spring Institute discusses exposure to toxic chemicals and outlines how small influences on the health of individuals can translate into significant negative impacts on public health as a whole
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November 22, 2016
European Container Glass Federation releases latest glass packaging recycling data; EU glass recycling rate reaches new high of 74%
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November 21, 2016
Report by the Association of Plastic Recyclers and the American Chemistry Council shows that PET and HDPE bottle recycling in the U.S. dropped slightly in 2015, while PP bottle recycling increased by nearly 20%
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November 21, 2016
EFSA’s CEF Panel considers (butadiene, styrene, methyl methacrylate, butyl acrylate) copolymer cross-linked with divinylbenzene or 1,3-butanediol dimethacrylate safe for use in food contact materials under certain conditions
Topics: EFSA
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November 21, 2016
Non-profit organization Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families evaluates 11 U.S. retailers regarding their efforts in removing toxic chemicals; overall retailers’ safer chemicals programs need improvement
Topics: green chemistry, substitution
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November 18, 2016
International Packaging Institute hosts meeting on the circular economy; recycling rates, waste collection, eco-balances, food waste discussed
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November 17, 2016
Endocrine Society comments on revised EDC criteria, scientists send open letter to EC; judge that revised drafts do attempt addressing several concerns raised previously, but the changes are still insufficient and proposed criteria ‘not fit for purpose’
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November 16, 2016
European Commission releases revised draft criteria for identification of endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs); Member States to discuss the revised proposals on November 18
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