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

May 22, 2014

News on European nanomaterial registry

European Commission launches public consultation on policy options intended to increase transparency on nanomaterials in consumer products

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May 22, 2014

Labeling and reporting schemes for nanomaterials

New report from the European Commission addresses nanomaterials in consumer products, gives overview over detection methods in complex matrices

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May 20, 2014

Chemical biomarkers of breast cancer identified

New study points out breast cancer chemical biomarkers for breast cancer epidemiology, biomonitoring and prevention

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May 19, 2014

Good Manufacturing Practices for China’s Food

Forbes reports on Chinese Food Safety law revision, review needs to address enforcement mechanisms to optimize food safety

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May 15, 2014

Best practice guide for FCM printing

Printing inks manufacturer publishes 4th edition of low migration guide, practical advice for ensuring compliance of printing inks in food contact materials

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May 15, 2014

EU publishes position on TTIP

Chemical regulations not affected by future EU-US trade agreement according to newly published official EU position

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May 13, 2014

EDCs affect sperm function

New research shows that mixture of endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) interferes with sperm’s swimming behavior, navigation and ability to penetrate egg cells

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May 13, 2014

Canada publishes BPA survey

Canadian survey detects BPA in 1.5% of samples; BPA migration not considered a public health concern

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May 12, 2014

FCMs: important issue for food safety

Food contact materials’ safety discussed at the International Association for Food Protection’s European Symposium on Food Safety 2014 in Budapest, Hungary

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May 9, 2014

Germany: Increasing safety along the food chain

German Institute for Risk Assessment announces cooperation with Fraunhofer Institutes to increase safety along the food chain

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