Conference hosted by news provider Food Production Daily highlighted that dietary changes may not be effective to lower phthalate exposure
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March 17, 2015
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January 29, 2024
Four food contact chemicals added to SVHC candidate list
European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) adds five new chemicals to the Candidate List of substances of very high concern (SVHC) and expands listing of a sixth; five of the six have been measured in food contact articles; listing obligates producers and suppliers to provide safety information and to notify ECHA; candidate list now contains 240 substances
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February 23, 2018
More information on PFHxS needed
Report by Norwegian Environment Agency finds “lack of available information” on production and use of PFHxS; substance possibly used in food packaging
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July 25, 2014
U.S. may permanently ban 5 phthalates
U.S. government agency recommends permanent ban of 5 phthalates from toys; substances also used in food contact
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October 6, 2021
Last Week Tonight features PFAS
In a 20-minute headline story, host John Oliver discusses the history and health risks of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS); includes non-stick cookware and fast-food packaging as sources of contamination
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November 17, 2021
Colombia issues resolution on glass and ceramic FCMs
Technical regulation sets specific migration limits for lead and cadmium from glass and ceramic food contact materials (FCMs); provides guides on which products are within scope, limits vary with article type and size
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October 26, 2015
Eco-friendly bioplastics
Plastic Fantastic Challenge seeks disruptive business solutions to produce environmentally friendly bioplastics and tackle plastic waste problem
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August 18, 2020
How to regulate polymers?
Chemical Watch commentary addresses the nature of polymerization reactions, provides technical background information explaining the challenges in the registration of polymers under REACH
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November 18, 2021
Studies investigate how to improve plastic recycling
Researchers analyze options to increase recycling rates; laboratory study reports using untargeted migrants analysis as a feasible tool to discern recycled from virgin polyethylene (PE); stakeholder analysis finds equal involvement of all relevant actors needed to improve PET plastic recycling
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September 15, 2017
Predicting exposure to food contact chemicals
U.S. EPA scientists develop high-throughput computational models for predicting dietary exposure to chemicals from food packaging; exposure from food contact materials found to contribute significantly to overall exposures
