New scientific study describes absence of estrogenicity of tetramethyl bisphenol F, a monomer for novel can coatings; tests with can coating extracts support this finding
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January 18, 2017
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November 3, 2016
Belgium: Regulation on coatings
Belgium passes Royal Decree on varnishes and coatings intended to come into contact with foodstuffs
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January 14, 2020
Colombia regulates heavy metals in glass, ceramics
Colombian health ministry publishes emergency technical regulation setting migration limits for lead and cadmium in food contact glass and ceramics; new limits effective until July 2020
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July 5, 2016
Mineral oils in chocolate bars
Foodwatch study finds contamination of chocolate products and potato chips with mineral oils; call for strict limit levels in food and mandatory use of functional barriers
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January 9, 2024
Antimony migration in Turkish and Brazilian PET bottled beverages below TDI
Two studies assess antimony presence and migration from polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles sold in Brazil and Turkey; detect antimony in almost all samples and in levels below Tolerable Daily Intake (TDI); find migration to increase with temperature, storage time, and beverage pH
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April 8, 2013
Plasticizers in Chinese wine
Chinese Alcoholic Drinks Association admits that virtually all wine contains phthalates
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March 29, 2013
Recycled paperboard food packaging is a manageable source of chemical contaminants
FPF reports on new European study showing that inner bags can reduce overall migration, depending on material used
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November 10, 2017
India’s draft food packaging rules
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India notifies WTO of draft food packaging regulations containing 17 standards for food contact materials; comments accepted for 60 days
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August 25, 2017
Draft EU regulation on BPA in FCMs
EU Commission opens commenting period for draft regulation on BPA in varnishes and coatings for food contact, establishes new specific migration limit of 0.05 mg/kg food; no BPA migration permitted from food contact plastics for infants and toddlers
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September 30, 2022
India adopts migration limit for antimony and DEHP
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) amends national packaging legislation to add overall migration limits for antimony and di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) from plastic food packaging
