7th annual Food Packaging Forum workshop focuses on accelerating science and innovation to improve the safety of food contact articles; video recordings, presentation slides, summary articles now available online
2023 FPF Workshop: Assessing and implementing safe and sustainable FCMs
In the afternoon of the Food Packaging Forum’s 11th annual workshop, speakers shared businesses experiences on the path towards more safe and sustainable food packaging; five talks and one panel discussion present opportunities, challenges, and case studies; representatives from several large international businesses shared approaches their organizations use to respond to safety and sustainability challenges; reusable packaging founders discuss the unique issues of changing the food packaging field
FPF Workshop 2018: Proceedings online
6th annual Food Packaging Forum workshop focuses on new science and digital opportunities to predict the safety of food contact articles; video recordings, presentation slides, summary articles now available online
Scientists investigate chemicals in plant-based materials
Review summarizes chemicals present in and migrating from food contact articles made with wood, bamboo, and other plant-based materials; researchers identify and quantify 25 non-volatile compounds from bamboo, palm leaf, wood and wheat pulp dishes; tentatively identify 115 non-volatile chemicals in extracts from six plant fiber/plastic composites; detect phthalates in Brazilian dry foods in cellulose-based packaging
FPF Workshop 2016: Videos and proceedings online
4th Food Packaging Forum workshop gathers 80+ FCM stakeholders and experts to discuss the safety of chemicals in food contact materials with a special focus on the circular economy; video recordings and presentation slides now available online
8 questions for Dietrich et al.
Online news page Health & Environment summarizes argumentative gaps in editorial against EU EDC policy, lists 8 questions raised by recent rebuttals
Zürich statement on PFASs
Scientists and regulators release ‘Zürich statement on future actions on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs)’
Recycling food-grade plastics in the EU
Recycling Today reports on the challenges of supplying food-grade recycled plastics even as commitments increase; European Commission registers Citizens’ Initiative to create plastic bottle deposit and extended producer responsibility system in EU; World Wildlife Fund Germany investigates packaging system to find ways to increase circularity, encourages reuse over recycling
Chemical Footprint Project workshop
Chemical Footprint Project 2017 workshop to take place on December 7, 2017 in Boston, U.S.; registration now open
FPF workshop program online
Program of FPF workshop on hazardous materials on 9 October 2014 online now; registration to open this week