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The Food Packaging Forum reports on recent developments across the food packaging and health field.

February 17, 2015

Court battle over estrogenicity of BPA-free plastic

Updated report on legal battle involving Tritan® plastic marketed as “EA-free”
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February 17, 2015

Biocides symposium 2015

Symposium on authorization of biocidal products to be held on May 11-13, 2015, use of biocides in FCMs will be discussed
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February 17, 2015

WSJ opinion article: BPA scare looks like a false alarm

Opinion article in The Wall Street Journal calls for reallocation of resources for BPA studies to more productive projects
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February 16, 2015

Non-monotonicity in risk assessment context

New study develops decision tree for assessing the strength of non-monotonic dose-response relationships
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February 16, 2015

Marine plastic pollution on rise

Plastic pollution of oceans to increase tenfold by 2025 without efficient waste management
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February 13, 2015

Does BPA accelerate cancer onset?

New review article discusses link between BPA induced epigenetic changes and cancer initiation
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February 12, 2015

Phthalates: how safe are they?

The Guardian reports on human exposure to phthalates
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February 12, 2015

EFSA and WHO publish draft report on TTC approach

Report open for public comment until March 29, 2015
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February 12, 2015

ECHA biocides committee adopts 13 opinions

Opinions cover five active substances, hydrogen peroxide approved under product-type 4 as food and feed area disinfectant
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February 11, 2015

Review on engineered nanoparticles in FCMs

Extensive review on advances and challenges of engineered nanoparticles, specific exposure framework needed
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