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UK may tax single-use plastics

UK government considers taxing disposable plastic items such as coffee cups and takeaway food containers to reduce plastic waste and pollution; call for evidence to be launched in 2018

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Ukraine publishes draft FCM law

Ministry notifies World Trade Organization of draft law, may apply specific measures to group of 17 food contact materials (FCM) and articles; addresses recycled plastics, traceability and labeling, good manufacturing practices; open for comments until July 27, 2020

Events 2019 Workshop

Improving the chemical safety of food contact articles: Accelerating science and innovation

About the 2019 Workshop The 2019 Food Packaging Forum (FPF) Workshop took place on October 24, 2019 under the theme “Improving the chemical safety of food contact articles: Accelerating science and innovation.” The event featured high profile speakers and offered an international platform for exchanging views and ideas with stakeholders across the field of food contact materials (FCMs). The FPF Workshop is a one-of-a-kind annual event in the field of FCMs to learn about recent developments in science, business, advocacy, […]

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UK requested to revise PFAS TDIs

NGO CHEM Trust asks UK government agency to revise tolerable daily intake (TDI) of PFOS and PFOA to match EFSA recommendation, consider ban of PFAS in food contact materials