EFSA publishes new scientific opinions for 3 PET recycling processes, recycled PET not of safety concern when used in direct contact with food
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April 8, 2014
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September 3, 2019
EFSA’s activities on emerging risks
European Food Safety Authority publishes report summarizing activities related to emerging risk identification in 2018; considers food contact additives and related challenges of substituting materials
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December 3, 2019
EFSA opinion on wood flour and fibres
EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes and Processing Aids (CEP) concludes that information supporting the current authorization of wood flour and fibres for use in plastic food contact materials is ‘insufficient’; criteria for future evaluations of plant materials for use as plastics additives address migration and toxicological evaluation of migrants
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March 11, 2013
EFSA authorizes new PET recycling process
EFSA authorized the PET recycling process “Holfeld Diamant” for food contact
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November 13, 2018
EFSA: Consultation on TTC guidance
EFSA opens public consultation for guidance on using Threshold of Toxicological Concern in food safety assessment; public comments to be provided until January 8, 2019
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September 13, 2018
BPA human study: Effects on insulin response
First experimental study in humans finds low-dose exposure to bisphenol A alters insulin response to oral and IV glucose, possibly increases diabetes 2 risk
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September 24, 2020
Petition calls for US FDA to consider cumulative effects
Coalition requests US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to follow its own mandate to consider cumulative effects of chemicals present during safety assessments; covers chemicals directly added to food, substances migrating from food packaging, substances generally recognized as safe (GRAS); finds only 1 of 877 existing GRAS notifications adhered to requirement
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July 11, 2014
New EFSA food contact chair
EFSA elects new Chair of the Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes, Flavourings and Processing Aids
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December 22, 2016
Outline of EDC guidance
EFSA and ECHA publish outline of guidance enabling identification of endocrine disruptors; public consultation on draft guidance scheduled for summer 2017
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June 18, 2018
JRC's policy brief on mixtures
EU Commission’s Joint Research Centre publishes policy brief on approaches to ensure chemical mixtures’ safety; current JRC research on mixtures focuses on interaction effects, links to diseases, use of biomonitoring in exposure assessment
