News
The Food Packaging Forum reports on recent developments across the food packaging and health field.
July 15, 2013
U.S. scientists investigate safety and functionality of new substance, potentially replacing BPA
July 15, 2013
EFSA publishes review on international frameworks for assessing chemical mixtures, makes effort to harmonize mixture risk assessments
July 12, 2013
US FDA responds to petition by representative Markey, ban not based on safety concerns
July 10, 2013
American Chemistry Council responds to a consultation call by the US EPA on a new trade agreement with the EU, concerned over diverging regulation of EDCs
July 10, 2013
China extends list of approved food contact substances, soon to publish list of substances prohibited from use in food contact
July 10, 2013
Swedish Chemicals Agency assigned to work with industry on the phase-out of phthalates from consumer products
July 9, 2013
Danish EPA launches public consultation phase on draft order, registry not to be publicly accessible
July 9, 2013
SABIC releases new Declarations of Compliance for PE and PP products, meeting 2016 deadline early
July 8, 2013
Nanotechnology Industries Association (NIA) feeds first feedback into European Commission’s review process on nanomaterial definition
July 8, 2013
Commission agrees with EFSA’s definition of EDCs and rejects criticism regarding EFSA’s independence
