European Union Reference Laboratory for Alternatives to Animal Testing (EURL ECVAM) publishes 2016 status report providing an update on its activities
October 4, 2016
Collecting data on endocrine activity
European Commission’s Joint Research Centre launches web-based information system collecting scientific data on chemicals’ endocrine activity
September 28, 2016
EFSA: 3rd FIP network meeting on FCMs
EFSA’s Food Ingredients and Packaging Scientific Network held third meeting on food contact materials on May 24-26, 2016 in Parma, Italy
August 15, 2016
EURL-FCM annual report 2015
EU reference laboratory for FCMs publishes annual report 2015; delivered methods and guidance for composition and migration testing of FCMs
July 20, 2016
Risk assessing chemical mixtures
European Commission’s Joint Research Centre reviews risk assessments of chemical mixtures for e.g. pesticides, phthalates, and FCMs; identifies need to address mixtures across chemical classes and legislative sectors
July 4, 2016
Final report: EU EDC screening
European Commission issues final report on the screening of potential EDCs as part of the impact assessment on EDC criteria; option 1 of EDC roadmap appears as most conservative approach
June 27, 2016
Methodology for EDC impact assessment
European Commission’s Joint Research Centre publishes report on EDC screening method used in Commission’s impact assessment on criteria to identify EDCs
June 3, 2016
Risk assessment of chemical mixtures
Scientists from EC Joint Research Centre review legislation and approaches currently used for risk assessment of chemical mixtures; evaluate case studies, discuss challenges and novel tools
April 19, 2016
Guidance on multilayer films
EU reference laboratory for FCMs publishes practical guidance on the identification of the components in multilayer films used in food contact materials
April 14, 2016
Quantification of metal migration
EU reference laboratory for FCMs tests different methods for quantification of metals migrating from plastics and ceramics into acidic food simulants
