San Francisco may ban plastic water bottles

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.