New regulations set migration limits and prohibit recycled plastics in packaging; enter into force in July
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enero 9, 2019
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junio 24, 2015
Chemical footprinting webinar
Chemical Footprint Project hosts introductory webinar on June 30, 2015; registration now open
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enero 30, 2017
Retailer removes unwanted chemicals from consumer products
U.S. retailer Target adopts new chemical strategy and policy, aims for full ingredient transparency; goal is to remove phthalates, parabens, formaldehyde, and nonylphenol ethoxylates from various products
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enero 25, 2019
Loop to promote reusable packaging
Loop concept aims to enable provision of common consumer goods in reusable packaging; pilot schemes to operate in selected U.S. and European regions in spring 2019
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abril 17, 2020
Report reviews US policies for chemicals transparency
Civil society organizations publish report summarizing existing government policies across US states for disclosing information about chemical ingredients in consumer products
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noviembre 19, 2018
2018 retailer ranking published
Non-profit organization Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families releases annual retailer report card; restaurant chains make insufficient efforts to remove hazardous chemicals from food packaging
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agosto 28, 2018
San Francisco bans PFASs in food service ware
U.S. city San Francisco adopts law prohibiting the use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in single-use food service ware by 2020
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enero 27, 2015
Detailed online tool on bioplastics
German organic food association publishes decision-making support tool for food producers
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octubre 13, 2021
2021 FPF Workshop: Understanding supply chains and improving policies
On the second day of the Food Packaging Forum’s annual workshop, speakers discuss the investments necessary to understand complex food and packaging supply chains and the benefits of taking the time to do so; assessing plastic circularity through a more honest assessment of the post-consumer life of plastics; the ongoing work of European Commission’s food contact materials policy revision
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diciembre 6, 2023
Scientists worried about chemical harms address German ministers
Over fifty experts researching the health effects of chemical exposures sign letter to German authorities expressing concerns about recent actions concerning bisphenol regulation in Europe; encourage resubmission of bisphenol restriction proposal and for the country to once again take the lead on regulatory action regarding endocrine disrupting chemicals in Europe
