Six speakers share their views on how to improve food contact material (FCM) safety; different approaches might complement one another; linking scientific research, policy making and industry initiatives could be the key to safe FCMs
US FDA updates to food contact inventory since April
US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) adds 18 new entries to its Inventory of Effective Food Contact Substance Notifications (FCNs) since April 2022
Industry group against Californian warning labels
American Chemistry Council opposes warning labels identifying chemicals of concern in consumer products as proposed by the State of California
ACC says BPA is safe for use in food contact materials
The American Chemistry Council responds to a new scientific study on the effects of BPA on thyroid function
ACC: BPA levels too high to predict egg cell maturation in humans
American Chemistry Council responds to study linking BPA exposure to disrupted egg cell maturation
ACC applauds EFSA draft opinion on BPA
American Chemistry Council responds to publication of EFSA’s new draft scientific opinion on BPA exposure
Scientists propose and apply NIAS identification approaches
Review provides guidance to select analytical technique for non-intentionally added substances (NIAS) identification and quantification in food contact materials (FCMs); scientific studies analyze NIAS migrating from FCMs; develop model to predict collision cross-section values to identify NIAS in FCMs; detect polyethylene terephthalate (PET) oligomers in post-mortem blood samples
2021 FPF Workshop: Tools to prioritize societal health
On the third day of the Food Packaging Forum’s annual workshop, speakers discuss the new Understanding Packaging Scorecard that helps improve packaging procurement decision making, how regulators assess food packaging in the lab and on the market, new projects investigating plastics, and how understanding game theory in group decision making can lead to societal benefits
U.S. bill to restrict PFAS in military food packaging
National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) includes provisions to ban use of PFAS in packaging used in ready-to-eat meals by October 1, 2021
Save the date: FPF workshop October 6-8, 2021
Food Packaging Forum’s 2021 workshop to take place virtually in three sessions on October 6th, 7 th, and 8th, 2021; expert talks and discussion sessions to focus on understanding different perspectives and working together to make food contact materials safer; registration now open