ECHA: 5 new SVHCs

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