News
The Food Packaging Forum reports on recent developments across the food packaging and health field.
January 28, 2015
Soup consumption did not lead to higher levels of the active form of BPA in blood of human volunteers, BPA eliminated in urine within 24 hours
Topics: bisphenol A
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January 28, 2015
Sweden took EC to court due to failure to adopt EDC criteria by the end of 2013, case now gained support of European Parliament and Council along with Member States
Topics: endocrine disruptor
Reading time: 1 minute
January 27, 2015
German organic food association publishes decision-making support tool for food producers
Topics: bioplastics
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January 27, 2015
Joint symposium of the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment and the Fraunhofer Food Chain Management and Nanotechnology Alliances to be held on 5-6 March, 2015
Topics: nanomaterials
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January 27, 2015
Food Ingredients and Packaging (FIP) Network discussed the latest developments in the area of non-plastics FCMs, next meeting in the first half of 2015
Topics: EFSA
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January 26, 2015
U.S. researchers show that brief exposures to BPA and other estrogens early in life can alter the stem cells involved in sperm production years later
Topics: bisphenol A
Reading time: 1 minute
January 26, 2015
The EU Commission’s Joint Research Centre aims to develop a consistent risk assessment approach for chemical mixtures
Topics: JRC, mixture toxicity
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January 26, 2015
SAFEMTECH project focuses on adhesives safety in FCMs and development of active and intelligent packaging
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January 26, 2015
Urinary phthalate metabolites may be associated with altered maternal serum thyroid and sex hormone levels in Puerto Rican mothers
Topics: phthalates
Reading time: 1 minute
January 23, 2015
Italian researchers investigate migration of hydrocarbon contaminants into dry semolina and egg pasta packed in recycled paperboard, nature of the food influenced contaminant levels
Topics: migration, mineral oils
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