European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) publishes presentation slides from stakeholder meeting on the re-evaluation of bisphenol A (BPA); EFSA scientists and other BPA working group members describe the re-evaluation process and reasons for suggesting the tolerable daily intake of BPA be lowered significantly
TTC: EFSA found guilty of maladministration
European Ombudsman condemns EFSA twice for maladministration, EFSA’s TTC evaluation biased towards TTC
EFSA publishes Work Plan 2013
EFSA’s work plan for 2013 includes guidance document on food contact materials, evaluations of plastic food contact materials and recycling processes.
EFSA conference on transparency in risk assessment
EFSA holds stakeholder conference on October 3, proposals to be included in a revised transparency policy due in 2014
EFSA to improve risk assessment
EFSA starts series of initiatives to strengthen support to applicants and other stakeholders
Public consultation on BPA re-evaluation
EFSA announces public consultation on BPA re-evaluation protocol, defining scope, methodology, information needs for safety assessment planned in 2018; deadline for comments is September 3, 2017
EFSA: Plastic pollution in food
EFSA’s CONTAM Panel issues scientific statement on microplastics and nanoplastics in seafood; considers consumers’ exposure to plastic additives and contaminants low and unlikely to be harmful
EFSA calls for information on FCM No. 19 and 20
European Food Safety Authority requests technical and toxicological information on two amines approved as additives in plastic food contact materials (FCMs) to review and potentially update initial assessments; declaration of intent to submit information required by January 20, 2020
EFSA selects new scientific experts
EFSA publishes list of scientific experts for renewal of its scientific panels; CEF Panel to be replaced by new Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes and Processing Aids (CEP)
EU environment committee votes on plastics strategy
EU Parliament’s Environment Committee supports EU Commission’s overall plans for plastics in circular economy, suggests further measures on microplastics, single-use plastics, hazardous chemicals