News
The Food Packaging Forum reports on recent developments across the food packaging and health field.
September 11, 2015
Ensia article outlines efforts of U.S. states to demand information on chemicals of concern in consumer products from companies
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September 10, 2015
ECHA publishes extensive summary of scientific workshop on risk assessment of nanomaterials held on October 23-24, 2014 in Helsinki, Finland
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September 10, 2015
New study predicts wide-reaching global impact of marine plastic debris on seabirds
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September 9, 2015
New study finds molecular mechanism likely to contribute to toxic ‘cocktail effect' of EDC mixtures
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September 9, 2015
NGOs urge European Commission to ban recycling of materials containing toxic flame retardant DecaBDE, a chemical previously found in recycled plastic FCMs
Topics: ECHA, endocrine disruptor, European Commission, flame retardants, REACH, recycling, regulation, SVHC
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September 9, 2015
European Commission seeks new members for scientific committees (2016-2021); application deadline is November 2, 2015
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September 8, 2015
Frameworks for alternatives assessment reviewed in Environmental Health Perspectives
Topics: risk assessment
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September 8, 2015
Potential and problems of green chemistry discussed at conference hosted by The Guardian
Topics: green chemistry
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September 8, 2015
New study finds association between exposure to phthalates (DEP, DiBP, DnBP) and risk of pregnancy loss
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September 7, 2015
EU research project NanoDefine asks companies for input on nanomaterial sizing techniques by September 11, 2015
Topics: European Commission, nanomaterials
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