European Commission publishes roadmap draft, details options for regulation of endocrine disrupting chemicals used in biocidal and plant protection products
June 18, 2014
Scientific opinion on nanosilver
DG SANCO publishes final opinion on nanosilver’s safety, health and environmental effects, human exposure acknowledged, knowledge gaps concerning health effects prevail
June 12, 2014
DG SANCO stakeholder meeting on FCMs
European Commission invites food contact material stakeholders to discuss recycling processes, migration test guidelines and CoE resolutions
March 10, 2014
DG SANCO stakeholder meeting on FCMs
European Commission holds working group meeting on food contact materials with stakeholders from Member States, industry and public interest.
March 4, 2014
EU plastic guidance
DG Sanco publishes plastic guidance document in support of EC 10/2011
December 20, 2013
DG SANCO reveals plans for 2014
European Commission working group on food contact materials held meeting in Brussels, new regulation for ceramics expected in 2015, guidance for Declaration of Compliance now available
October 28, 2013
New FCM database linked to toxicity data
EC meets FCM stakeholders: new Council of Europe list of FCM substances, web application to facilitate DoC reporting
October 28, 2013
European Commission to ban parabens from cosmetics
EU public consultation on butyl- and propylparaben in cosmetics closes, five other parabens also used in FCMs to be banned
September 19, 2013
New regulation on ceramics postponed
European Commission’s DG SANCO meets with food contact materials stakeholder group, discusses current issues
May 13, 2013
New EU guidance on plastic migration testing forthcoming
Working group shares draft document at EU Commission’s FCM stakeholder meeting
