EFSA’s CEF Panel Working Group on BPA assessment protocol holds eleventh meeting on the reevaluation of BPA safety; meeting minutes available online
September 20, 2017
Danish retailer pushes for ban on PFASs and bisphenols
Coop Denmark launches campaign on ‘cocktails’ of hazardous chemicals in consumer products, urges Danish government to ban per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and bisphenols in food contact materials
September 19, 2017
Public consultation on nanomaterial definition
EU Commission opens feedback period on revision of nanomaterial definition; deadline for comments is October 13, 2017
September 19, 2017
Degradable plastics and recycling
Plastics Recyclers Europe and European Bioplastics address impacts of degradable plastics on quality of recycled film; call for separate collection
September 18, 2017
EU symposium: Nanomaterials in food and FCMs
EU Commission and Member States discuss nanomaterials in food and food contact materials; summary report available
September 18, 2017
Priority substances for EU biomonitoring project
Stakeholder NGOs and industry groups nominate priority substances for European Human Biomonitoring Initiative; deadline for nomination is September 2017
September 15, 2017
Predicting exposure to food contact chemicals
U.S. EPA scientists develop high-throughput computational models for predicting dietary exposure to chemicals from food packaging; exposure from food contact materials found to contribute significantly to overall exposures
September 14, 2017
Model chemicals policy
Non-profit organization BizNGO publishes model chemicals policy for brands and manufacturers
September 14, 2017
Public consultations on new EFSA guidance
EFSA publishes outcome reports of public consultations on new guidance documents on biological relevance of data and weight of evidence approach in scientific assessments
September 13, 2017
Focus on ‘BPA-free’ products
Article discusses common BPA substitutes and whether products labeled ‘BPA-free’ are safer
