News
The Food Packaging Forum reports on recent developments across the food packaging and health field.
December 1, 2015
EFSA’s CEF Panel considers post-consumer PET recycling process ‘General Plastic’ insufficiently safe for food contact materials
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December 1, 2015
Article in New York Times outlines the issue of exposure to toxic chemicals from common products and the consequences for human health
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November 30, 2015
Report by the United Nations Environment Program judges biodegradable plastics to deflect from problem of plastic ocean pollution
Topics: bioplastics, microplastics
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November 30, 2015
National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, and Danish Environmental Protection Agency launch database containing over 600,000 chemical structures and (Q)SAR data on potential associated harmful effects
Topics: risk assessment
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November 30, 2015
European Parliament passes non-binding resolution banning the recycling of plastics containing phthalate DEHP
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November 26, 2015
ProSafe project asks experts for input on risk management and innovation of nanotechnology
Topics: nanomaterials
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November 24, 2015
EFSA’s CEF Panel considers substances 2,4-di-tert-amylphenol, montmorillonite clay modified by dimethyldialkyl(C16-C18)ammonium chloride, and 4-acrylamido-4-methyl-2-pentanone as safe for use in food contact materials under certain conditions
Topics: EFSA
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November 24, 2015
DG SANTE releases roadmap on new measures on BPA in FCMs; different options from no policy change to EU-wide ban on BPA in FCMs discussed and assessed
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November 23, 2015
EFSA publishes proceedings, briefing notes and video recordings of its 2nd scientific conference held on October 14-16, 2015 in Milan, Italy
Topics: EFSA, risk assessment
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November 23, 2015
ECHA recommends 11 SVHCs for inclusion in REACH Authorization List; substances listed in FCM inventories among candidates; public consultation open until February 18, 2016
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