Review summarizes chemicals present in and migrating from food contact articles made with wood, bamboo, and other plant-based materials; researchers identify and quantify 25 non-volatile compounds from bamboo, palm leaf, wood and wheat pulp dishes; tentatively identify 115 non-volatile chemicals in extracts from six plant fiber/plastic composites; detect phthalates in Brazilian dry foods in cellulose-based packaging
November 27, 2019
BfR statement on bamboo cups and tableware
German institute for risk assessment publishes position statement on melamine-formaldehyde resins, including tableware made with bamboo fibers; warns consumers against using such tableware with hot liquids; recommends lowering specific migration limit of formaldehyde in EU regulation from 15 to 6 mg/kg
May 29, 2019
EU commission calls for additional FCM testing
European Commission asks EU member states to carry out additional tests to determine prevalence of substance migration from food contact materials and articles; recommendation targets primary aromatic amines, bisphenols, plasticizers, and fluorinated compounds
July 9, 2018
Considerations on reusable coffee to go cups
BfR answers frequently asked questions about reusable coffee to go cups, addresses hygiene aspects, discusses suitable materials
August 18, 2017
Melamine’s effects beyond kidney
Scoping review identifies potential health effects of melamine other than renal damage, including impacts on neurological functions, behavior, reproduction, and growth
November 11, 2016
Formaldehyde and melamine migration from tableware
Italian scientists investigate migration of formaldehyde and melamine from children’s tableware made of melaware and other amino resins; specific and overall migration limits exceeded in some products; aging increases migration; migration cannot be predicted from product’s appearance
August 20, 2014
High migration rates from melamine after microwave heating
Melamine derivatives formed and released from tableware after microwaving
February 24, 2014
Opinion: food contact materials are safe
American Chemistry Council responds to Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health commentary, calls it ‘inflammatory commentary’
February 19, 2014
Food contact materials: more epidemiological research needed
Call for more epidemiological research on long term consequences for public health of chemicals leaching from food packaging materials
January 31, 2014
US States consider new chemical policies for 2014
33 US States to address untested toxic chemicals; compounds include FCM substances
