Law firm Keller & Heckman LLP holds first conference on China’s food and food packaging laws on September 11-12, 2018, in Shanghai; registration now open
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August 6, 2018
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November 12, 2014
Australia and New Zealand: Is FCM safety system appropriate?
Food Standards Australia New Zealand seeks information on food packaging safety, publishes consultation paper
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June 7, 2022
Scientists identify most harmful food contact chemicals
Researchers led by the Food Packaging Forum (FPF) publish paper identifying 388 chemicals intentionally used in food contact materials (FCMs) that are harmful according to the EU’s Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability; 127 of these chemicals of concern have been measured to be present in FCMs including 30 monomers and 122 carcinogenic, mutagenic, or toxic to reproduction (CMR) chemicals
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February 12, 2015
EFSA and WHO publish draft report on TTC approach
Report open for public comment until March 29, 2015
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March 28, 2013
France sets deadline for the obligation to declare nanomaterials
The first country to oblige firms manufacturing, distributing and importing nanomaterials to report on their use
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April 8, 2014
PET recycling not of concern
EFSA publishes new scientific opinions for 3 PET recycling processes, recycled PET not of safety concern when used in direct contact with food
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January 24, 2020
FCM-relevant AOP research
Scientists explore adverse outcome pathways (AOPs) associated with bisphenols, phthalates, perchlorate, food additives, microplastics; discuss ways of using AOPs to predict chemical hazards, assess mixture toxicity
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September 4, 2019
EFSA phthalates working group: 13th meeting
EFSA’s CEP Panel’s working group on phthalates continues working to revise draft opinion on DBP, BBP, DEHP, DINP, DIDP
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December 18, 2014
New JRC resource for predictive toxicology
JRC’s EU Reference Laboratory for alternatives to animal testing launches a genotoxicity and carcinogenicity database
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December 1, 2014
EFSA approves use of additive in polyolefins
EFSA considers a polymeric antistatic additive in hydrophobic plastics safe for food contact
