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

November 5, 2013

NGO analyzes EFSA’s scientific independence

Corporate Europe Observatory publishes report on EFSA’s independence, finds new transparency policy dysfuntional

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November 5, 2013

DuPont separates from fluorinated chemicals

DuPont announces sales of Titanium Technologies and Chemicals& Fluoroproducts businesses, part of portfolio enhancement

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November 4, 2013

NIAS detection in food packaging materials

Review presents new analytical approaches to identify non-intentionally added substances in food packaging materials
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November 4, 2013

Danish and Swedish ministers concerned over delay of EDC criteria

Danish and Swedish Ministers of the Environment send letter to EU Commissioners, express concern over delay of EDC criteria and the inclusion of socio-economic criteria in the public consultation

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November 4, 2013

EFSA considers 3 PET recycling processes as safe

EFSA publishes 3 scientific opinions on processes used to recycle post-consumer PET, considers “Starlinger Decon” based processes, “CPR Superclean PET” and “4PET” processes safe

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November 4, 2013

New EU project on EDC alternatives

LIFE-EDESIA project to investigate alternatives to phthalates, bisphenols and parabens; kick-off meeting in October 2013

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November 4, 2013

Sweden: Action plan on nanomaterials

Swedish government publishes action plan on nanomaterials, demands REACH revision for nanomaterials and more research into public health and environmental risks

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November 4, 2013

New FPF report: New approaches to detect NIAS in FCMs

New peer-reviewed publication addresses major challenge for FCM safety assessment: non-intentionally added substances (NIAS) 

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November 1, 2013

Controversy about advice to pregnant women manufactured

NGO Health & Environment reports on reaction to US and UK medical  advice to pregnant women on chemical exposures

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October 31, 2013

Recordings of TTC workshop available online

Food Packaging Forum publishes recordings and presentations of workshop on Threshold of Toxicological Concern, freely accessible

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