The Food Packaging Forum reports on uses, risks and regulation
News Article
May 8, 2013
News Article
November 25, 2013
Combined phthalate exposure may exceed regulatory limit
New Danish study on exposure to phthalate mixtures, combined exposure in young men may occasionally exceed safe limit
News Article
August 25, 2021
German BfR comments on the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability
The German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) comments on the EU’s Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability (CSS); criticizes the alleged exclusion of scientific risk assessment experts in the development and implementation of the CSS; comments supported by others with demonstrated ties to chemical industry.
News Article
May 12, 2015
Spotlight on fluorinated compounds in Scandinavia
Article by news provider ScienceNordic expresses concerns over use of new fluorinated substances that may be just as harmful as chemicals they replace
News Article
April 23, 2019
EU Parliament calls for swift action on EDCs
Resolution passes in EU Parliament calling for EU Commission to act swiftly to ensure human and environmental protection from endocrine disrupting chemicals; specifically calls for revising regulation on food contact materials no later than June 2020
News Article
February 8, 2018
Common food contact chemical causes reproductive failure
Scientists demonstrate migration and sperm-related reproductive toxicity of surfynol, a surfactant commonly used in adhesives employed in multilayer food packaging
News Article
August 11, 2015
Predicting toxic effects of chemicals
Computational method developed to predict toxic effects of everyday chemicals in human individuals and populations; crowd-sourced study integrates findings from many different laboratories to build more robust model
News Article
September 16, 2020
China outlines restrictions on single-use plastics
Ministry of Commerce announces increased oversight on use of disposable plastic items by businesses; sets ban on range of single-use plastic items including plastic shopping bags, tableware, hospitality products
News Article
November 18, 2013
Opinion: Companies attempt to paralyze precautionary legislation in the name of innovation
CEOs place innovation above consumer protection states open NGO letter to EC chief scientific advisor, calls for real transparency in policy decisions
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Book chapters
May 10, 2023
Chemicals in Plastic Packaging: Challenges for Regulation and the Circular Economy
2023, Campus Verlag
