U.S. city San Francisco adopts law prohibiting the use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in single-use food service ware by 2020
August 27, 2018
3rd plastics update conference
Plastics Innovation Competence Centre hosts 3rd Plastics Update Conference in Fribourg, Switzerland; registration open until November 1, 2018
August 27, 2018
Plastic pollution through the food chain
HuffPost video summarizes extent of plastic pollution, effects on wildlife and humans, proposed measures against single-use plastics
August 27, 2018
OECD guideline on development toxicity updated
OECD adds endpoints to prenatal development toxicity testing guideline to better detect effects of endocrine disruptors
August 24, 2018
Activated carbon to reduce migration from paperboard
Scientists investigate efficacy of activated carbon added to recycled paperboard for reducing chemical migration into food
August 23, 2018
Denmark to launch substitution program
Danish Environmental Protection Agency announces program to collaborate with interested parties on innovation and substitution of harmful chemicals
August 23, 2018
Sweden to introduce PFAS reporting
Sweden notifies EU of proposed obligation for companies to report PFASs in products in national register, to apply from 2019
August 23, 2018
Packaging industry questions EU single-use plastics directive
European Organization for Packaging and the Environment and other packaging associations comment on proposed EU directive on single-use plastics, express concern over directive’s quality and impact on internal market
August 22, 2018
Conference on future of polyolefins
Annual summit on the future of the polyolefins industry to take place on January 16-17, 2019 in Antwerp, Belgium; registration now open
August 22, 2018
Microplastics are ‘everywhere’
U.S. radio station WBUR summarizes challenges and issues related to microplastics pollution
