US FDA responds to petition by representative Markey, ban not based on safety concerns
News Article
July 12, 2013
News Article
June 13, 2016
Commission breaches EU law and treaty
European Parliament passes resolution on endocrine disruptors and condemns Commission’s illegal delay in setting scientific criteria for EDCs
News Article
May 1, 2020
US FDA defends authorization of perchlorate
US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) files for judgment in its favor in ongoing court case with group of non-governmental organizations, argues perchlorate will not enter food supply at dangerous levels through dry food packaging
News Article
June 15, 2020
ChemSec webinar reviews EDCs and mixture toxicity
Recording features presentations from Leonardo Trasande on endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) and threshold values, from Christina Rudén on efficiently addressing chemical mixtures
News Article
July 2, 2018
EU Environment Council wants safe water contact materials
EU environment ministers call for same level of safety for products in contact with drinking water as for materials in contact with food
News Article
June 16, 2021
Global Food Contact opening keynote highlights EC FCM updates
2021 Smithers Pira conference covers global developments in food contact regulations and materials; opening keynote by Jonathan Briggs details latest developments on the European Commission’s (EC) update on food contact material (FCM) legislation; release of the EC’s final impact assessment pushed back to 2023, but staff working document on FCMs planned for the end of 2021
News Article
July 30, 2014
Carcinogenic potential of nanomaterials
German government agency publishes review of carcinogenicity and mutagenicity of nanoparticles for future regulation, suggests grouping according to inflammatory potential
News Article
July 2, 2013
Industry criticizes new German printing ink regulation
German printing ink regulation on brink of completion, industry comments
News Article
December 11, 2018
DTU announces 2 large EU research projects on EDCs
Technical University of Denmark contributes to 2 new Horizon 2020 research projects focused on endocrine disruptors, reproductive health, thyroid hormones; to begin in 2019 and run for 5 years
News Article
May 4, 2023
Canada working towards zero plastic waste
Canadian government plans to establish federal plastics registry and release regulatory framework for plastic packaging; aim to improve knowledge of plastic waste, value recovery, and pollution; measures are open for comment until May 18, 2023; NGO urges government to expand ban on non-recyclable plastic packaging and take further action.
