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

August 16, 2013

Extending the use of bioplastics in food packaging

New study reviews the application of bioplastics in food packaging: coating, blending and chemical/physical modification can improve functionality, migration issues still to be resolved
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August 16, 2013

New FPF report: Bioplastics in food packaging

Coating, blending, and chemical/physical modifications can improve properties of bioplastics, migration issues not addressed

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August 16, 2013

Nature: FDA to issue GRAS guidance

The science journal editorial comments that US oversight of food additives is contaminated, FDA responds with new guidance plans

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August 16, 2013

New food testing market analysis

Market analyst RNCOS publishes new report, reviews developments in US, Europe, India and China

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August 16, 2013

Toxicologists respond to Pew Trusts studies

Food Navigator USA article addresses food additive system criticism, states the analysis lacks differentiation

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August 15, 2013

May French BPA action lead to EU-wide ban?

Legal consultants from Hogan Lovells review BPA ban in France

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August 14, 2013

Safety of food additives questioned

Knowledge gaps for 80% of food additives, including food contact substances, hinder proper safety assessment and may be a public health problem, finds new study by The Pew Charitable Trusts scientists

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August 14, 2013

New Food Packaging Forum report on the TTC

Threshold of Toxicological Concern (TTC): a safe alternative for risk assessment?

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August 13, 2013

EFSA head of packaging unit confirmed as speaker

TTC workshop coming up, updated speaker line-up includes Claudia Heppner, EFSA, and Olwenn Martin, Brunel University

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August 13, 2013

BPA feminizes digit ratios in rats

New study finds BPA to feminize male rat offspring, rat paws a promising biomarker for the study of EDCs

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