CIEL report highlights plastics’ contribution to climate change, urges global ban on single-use plastics
May 14, 2019
FDA updating FCM risk assessment
ILSI North America holds first public food packaging conference; several FDA speakers shared updates from ongoing work in pre- and post-market FCM risk assessment
May 10, 2019
Panel on value judgements in science
Special session during annual SETAC EU meeting to discuss the role of ‘philosophical positions and values’ in science judgements; focus on risk assessment of pesticides and food contact materials as current ‘hot’ topics
May 10, 2019
FDA guidance for infant food FCMs
U.S. Food and Drug Administration releases guidance for preparation of food contact notifications for substances in contact with formula or milk
May 10, 2019
EFSA: Safety of ‘Alimpet’ and ‘Texplast’ processes
EFSA’s CEP Panel considers PET recycled through ‘Alimpet’ or ‘Texplast’ processes to be safe for use in food contact applications not involving heating in microwave or conventional ovens
May 6, 2019
Recent efforts to assess nanomaterials
EU and U.S. projects and collaborations focus on nanotechnology; prioritize joint research areas, develop categorization scheme, review gaps in existing nanotoxicology research, aim to establish criteria for efficient risk assessment
May 2, 2019
South Korea to assess 60 hazardous substances
Ministry of Food and Drug Safety announces plan to assess 60 hazardous substances by 2020; broad range of substances could be selected, including those in food packaging
April 23, 2019
Webinar on applying read-across for PFAS
California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment to host webinar on understanding and applying read-across, with a special focus on fluorinated substances
April 17, 2019
Canadian draft screening assessments
Two draft screening assessments by the Canadian government find no risk at current exposure levels for 24 substances, including 10 food contact chemicals
April 12, 2019
U.S. NGO requests ‘moratorium’ on new PFAS
U.S. NGO Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) calls on Congress to halt the introduction of new per- and polyfluoalkyl substances on the market until more is known about their toxicity and persistence; calls for more studies of cancer risks
