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The Food Packaging Forum reports on recent developments across the food packaging and health field.

September 9, 2014

New book: toxicants in food packaging

Comprehensive overview over toxicants leaching from food contact materials and household products
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September 8, 2014

Opinion: More additives, less FDA scrutiny

Attorney criticizes manufacturer based safety assessments of food additives, calls for more responsible manufacturer behavior and better regulatory oversight
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September 8, 2014

Phenol exposure modifies growth in boys

New study links parabens and triclosan exposure to growth of boys during fetal development and first years of life
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September 8, 2014

Conference on plastics and consumer protection

Plastics association organizes conference to discuss next steps for consumer protection and to establish multi-stakeholder dialogue
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September 4, 2014

PET recycles 65 billion PET bottles

Trade association notes an increase in recycling quantities; need to align collection process in member states remains
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September 4, 2014

Sweden observes increase in hypospadias

Swedish researchers report increase in reproductive disorder, hypothesized to be linked to EDCs
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September 4, 2014

Opinion: European expert groups over-represent corporate interests

Non-governmental organizations call upon European Commission President to revise expert group composition
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September 3, 2014

New bioplastic materials from agro-waste

Chemical properties comparable to conventional plastics
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September 3, 2014

Big food to disclose data on GRAS evaluations

Grocery Manufacturers Association will give US FDA access to large database of chemical safety information
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September 2, 2014

Bioplastics market trends and challenges

Food contact bioplastics expected to grow contiuously
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