EFSA’s CEP Panel working group on phthalates reassesses safety of DBP, BBP, DEHP, DINP and DIDP for food contact plastics; updated meeting minutes now available online
EFSA assesses ‘RecyPET Hungária’ recycling process
EFSA’s CEP Panel considers recycling process ‘RecyPET Hungária’ insufficiently characterized with regard to decontamination efficiency to produce safe recycled PET
The Guardian article on effective recycling
Article provides tips for recycling within current recycling systems; promotes reduction and reuse over recycling, emphasizes importance of material separation, stresses geographic variation in collection and recycling infrastructure
Reference guide on health effects of chemicals
Integrative Environmental Medicine book provides comprehensive overview of chemical effects on health, outlines resources and tools helping to reduce exposure and risks
EFSA working group on recycling plastics: 14th meeting
Updated meeting minutes of EFSA’s CEF Panel working group on recycling plastics now available online
EFSA BPA assessment protocol: 3rd meeting
EFSA’s CEF Panel Working Group on BPA assessment protocol holds third meeting on the safety reevaluation of BPA; meeting minutes available online
Studies investigate extractable and leachable FCCs, present collision cross section database
Scientists develop collisions cross section (CCS) database for leachable and extractable food contact chemicals (FCCs) to help in chemical identification during targeted and untargeted analysis; database covers 1038 CCS values; study tentatively identifies >100 migrants from 24 plastic food packaging articles including 11 that are of potential concern or are priority hazardous substances
Companies target 100% bio-based PET
New process converts non-food biomass into important feedstock for PET production; partner companies aim to achieve fully bio-based PET that is cost-competitive
FCM compliance conference
Regulatory developments for food contact materials discussed at Intertek and European Plastics News conference on 15-16 October in Nice, France
Common biocides cause reproductive problems in mice
Quaternary ammonium compounds (QACs) used in food processing plants affect fertility and fecundity