News
The Food Packaging Forum reports on recent developments across the food packaging and health field.
May 26, 2015
EFSA gives update on their work on endocrine active substances and non-monotonic dose response; following up their Scientific Opinion of 2013
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May 22, 2015
Video explains why expanded polystyrene from food contact uses is not commonly recycled in the U.S.A.
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May 21, 2015
Scientists comment on first proposal to integrate non-monotonic dose response in chemical risk assessment framework
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May 21, 2015
Directorate General Health and Food Safety holds first stakeholder meeting under new Commission leadership; amendment to Plastics Regulation, plastics recycling and Biocides Regulation discussed; changes to working group announced
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May 20, 2015
In the context of chemicals the terms “risk” and “hazard” have very different meanings; blog post explains
Topics: risk assessment
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May 20, 2015
New report reveals internal documents, details stakeholder activities in obstructing Commission work on endocrine disrupting chemicals
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May 19, 2015
NGOs from the EU and the U.S. ask chair of EU Parliament Trade Committee to support exclusion of chemicals from TTIP trade negotiations
Topics: TTIP
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May 18, 2015
Coop Denmark removes microwave popcorn from shelves because packaging contains fluorinated substances
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May 18, 2015
Authorization of biocides discussed at the Biocides Symposium ’15 in Ljubljana, Slovenia
Topics: biocides, regulation
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May 15, 2015
Interactive workshop organized by US National Academy of Sciences discussed nature of trust in science
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