New additions to Candidate List of substances of very high concern; UV-filters and perfluorinated compound among candidates
EDCs: Sweden wins court case against European Commission
General Court of the European Union concludes that the European Commission has breached EU law by failing to define criteria for identification of endocrine disrupting chemicals
Update: Mineral oils in food
Foodwatch online petition calling for functional barriers in paper and board packaging in the EU counts nearly 50,000 signatures; food producers and supermarkets react to study results revealing contamination of certain dry food products with mineral oils
EU EDC screening list
European Commission publishes list of substances subject to EDC screening including rationales for selection; screening results expected by April 2016
EDC resolution: Final text available
Meeting report of 4th International Conference on Chemicals Management now available online; final text of resolution on endocrine disrupting chemicals included
Disagreement over BPA
No consensus between industry and NGOs regarding EU-wide measures to regulate and restrict BPA in FCMs
EFSA opens data to public
EFSA makes available statistics on chemical contaminants and food consumption in newly launched data warehouse
Most chemicals remain untested
Report by the Center for Effective Government reveals that less than 1% of chemicals on the U.S. market are tested for safety
Regulatory changes for food packaging
Chemical safety and compliance key issues at plastic and paper food contact industry meeting; plastics recycling, NIAS, chemicals of concern and upcoming regulatory changes discussed
Opportunities for plastic FCM manufacturers
Plastic food contact industry meets to discuss plastics recycling, NIAS, risk assessment and chemicals of concern in FCMs