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October 15, 2026
Food Packaging Forum (FPF) submits comments on Codex Alimentarius discussion paper proposing international guidelines on the safe use of recycled plastic food contact materials (FCMs); welcomes efforts to address food safety but raises concerns that scientific rationale for plastic-specific guidance remains insufficient; current approaches cannot adequately demonstrate chemical safety of plastic FCMs; concept of food safety requires concrete definition
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October 14, 2026
UN Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) technical brief examines plastic pollution across agrifood systems using a One Health approach; food packaging accounts for an estimated 37.3 million tonnes of plastic use annually; highlights human exposure to plastic chemicals and particles through food and other pathways; calls for prevention and coordinated action across the plastics lifecycle
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August 4, 2021
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) updates their report on guidance for preventing transmission of COVID-19 within food businesses; states “data indicates that neither food nor food packaging is a pathway for the spread of viruses causing respiratory illnesses, including SARS-CoV-2”; update replaces guidance document from April 2020
Topics: coronavirus, FAO
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