European Consumer Organization (BEUC) position document stresses importance of putting consumer and societal needs first, ensuring public money is spent on public goods; shares concerns about βInnovation Principleβ
Japan to implement FCM positive lists
Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare publishes guidelines for moving towards a food contact regulatory system with positive lists
England bans single-use plastic food contact items
Ban comes into effect October 1, 2023; includes plates, bowls, trays, containers, and cutlery; exemption if items already serve as packaging, such as single-use trays for takeaway meals
FDA: BPA is safe for use in food contact applications
U.S. FDA updated its safety declaration on BPA, current exposure levels via food are safe
No packaging β no waste?
New York Times article reports on grocery stores offering only bulk produce to engage consumers in weighing and measuring the quantities they buy and reduce packaging waste
Opinion: big gap in food safety
Presence of contaminants in food contact materials, consumers are not aware
New FPF report: Study shows endocrine activity of BPA analogs
Scientists demonstrate that bisphenol F and bisphenol S exhibit almost a comparable endocrine activity as bisphenol A
Packaging: Food waste vs. plastic waste
C&EN presents the debate on the costs of food packaging made of flexible plastics and multilayered structures: Less food waste and economic benefits vs. more difficult recycling and negative environmental impacts
New PET-recycling process considered safe for FCM
EFSA considers βAliplast Buhler Bβ safe to recycle post-consumer PET; decontamination process effective
EFSA evaluates new PET recycling process
EFSAβs CEF Panel considers FCMs made from post-consumer PET recycling process βPolisan Hellas S.A.β safe for contact with all types of foodstuffs