News
The Food Packaging Forum reports on recent developments across the food packaging and health field.
April 23, 2015
Low health concern associated with BPA aggregate exposure was not acknowledged in communication materials to make them “accessible” to non-specialist audiences, EFSA claims
Topics: bisphenol A, EFSA
Reading time: 2 minutes
April 23, 2015
Carbonated soft drinks identified as important contributor to dietary phthalate exposure
Topics: exposure, phthalates
Reading time: 1 minute
April 23, 2015
Korean researchers review characteristics, application type and effectiveness of current active and intelligent packaging technologies
Topics: active packaging, intelligent packaging
Reading time: 1 minute
April 22, 2015
Four NGOs submitted regulatory comment to US FDA to highlight that process for overseeing food additives in US violates law in their opinion
Reading time: 2 minutes
April 22, 2015
EU works towards listing perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) in Annex A of the Stockholm Convention on persistent organic pollutants (POPs)
Topics: fluorinated substances
Reading time: 1 minute
April 21, 2015
Korean scientists give an overview of recent developments in nano-food packaging including migration research and status of nationa legislations
Topics: migration, nanomaterials
Reading time: 1 minute
April 21, 2015
Greek researchers discuss potential contribution of EDCs to elevated androgens levels and possibly to acne development
Reading time: 1 minute
April 21, 2015
Ionic silver but no silver nanoparticles migrated from FCMs into food simulants
Reading time: 1 minute
April 20, 2015
American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations identified serious flaws in Udall-Vitter chemical safety bill
Topics: regulation, TSCA
Reading time: 1 minute
April 20, 2015
EU Commission’s DG Sante to hold two roundtables on EDCs in April and May 2015 with Member States and MEPs respectively
Topics: endocrine disruptor, exposure
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