San Francisco prepares legislation to ban sales of water in plastic bottles on public ground
Declaration requirement not for all nanomaterials?
European Commission proposal limiting the nanomaterial declaration on products stirs debate; European Parliament, Member States and consumer organizations call for tighter regulation of nanomaterials
Rwanda’s 2008 plastic bags ban
Guardian reports on effects of Rwandan plastic bag ban, African country mobilizes for a more sustainable future
FDA sued over GRAS program
NGO sues FDA over GRAS notification process, success would force FDA to revert back to pre-1997 rules
German printing ink ordinance only in 2016
Paper Technology Foundation holds seminar in February 2014, German printing ink ordinance not to be expected before 2016
Opinion: food contact materials are safe
American Chemistry Council responds to Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health commentary, calls it ‘inflammatory commentary’
Dietary exposure studies and uncertainties
ILSI Europe organised a workshop on Total Diet Studies and held a workshop on uncertainties in dietary exposure assessment
Taiwanese FDA requires food additive registration
Food additive supply chain must register with Taiwanese Health authorities, deadlines in May and October 2014
Opinion: No doubt about migration of FCMs
Voice of Russia UK publishes interview with Jane Muncke of the Food Packaging Forum; chemical migration from FCMs is an established fact
New method to evaluate effects of electron beam treatment on chemical migration in PP films
New two-dimensional gas chromatography method assesses effects of electron beam treatment of polypropylene films on composition of chemical migration extracts.