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

December 18, 2013

BPA levels in Japanese canned foods

New study investigates BPA levels in Japanese foods, imported foods contain significantly higher levels than domestic products

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December 17, 2013

Nano Network publishes annual report

Annual report of EFSA’s Nano Network published; suggests genotoxic test guidelines for nanomaterials

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December 17, 2013

New FCM substance on SVHC list

ECHA adds 7 chemicals to REACH candidate list, includes food contact substance

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December 16, 2013

Alternatives to perfluorinated chemicals

New study reviews environmental releases, persistence and exposure of perfluorinated chemical alternatives, looks at 20 fluorinated substances including eight used in FCMs
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December 16, 2013

Lobbying in food safety discussions at FDA

FDA to prioritize private interest groups over public interest groups discussing safety issues

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December 16, 2013

Swedish study on pre-school chemical exposure

Swedish Society of Nature Conservation releases study on pre-school environment, identifies chemical exposures from food preserves

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December 16, 2013

Cancer deaths at 8.2 million

Reuters reports on new International Agency for Research on Cancer report; finds breast cancer to increase sharply

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December 16, 2013

Shorter-chain perfluorinated alternatives

FPF reports on new Swiss study, reviews environmental releases, persistence and exposure of 20 perfluorinated chemical alternatives

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December 11, 2013

FCMs detected in drinking water

Environmental Health News reports on unpublished research by US authorities, finds 18 unregulated contaminants including PFCs in drinking water

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December 9, 2013

Bisphenol analogue contamination of Chinese food

New study surveys Chinese food contamination with BPA substitutes, detects bisphenol A, S and F in majority of food stuffs, BPA exposure lower than in Europe
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