Food Packaging Forum publishes recordings and presentations of workshop on Threshold of Toxicological Concern, freely accessible
October 31, 2013
EFSA calls for study proposal on implications of new EFSA FCM guidelines
EFSA to commission study of implications of new FCM guidelines, some chemicals may require re-evaluation
October 8, 2013
EFSA conference on transparency in risk assessment
EFSA holds stakeholder conference on October 3, proposals to be included in a revised transparency policy due in 2014
September 18, 2013
Pesticides found in food also used as food contact sanitizers
EFSA publishes evaluation of monitoring data on residues of two pesticides, finds levels significantly above the Maximum Residue Levels
September 10, 2013
EFSA conference on transparency in risk assessment
EFSA invited stakeholders to discuss transparency and open access data in risk assessment
August 23, 2013
EFSA video on food contact materials
Public outreach series on risk assessment, EFSA publishes new video about food packaging
August 13, 2013
EFSA head of packaging unit confirmed as speaker
TTC workshop coming up, updated speaker line-up includes Claudia Heppner, EFSA, and Olwenn Martin, Brunel University
August 7, 2013
EFSA identifies gaps in risk assessment guidance
Scientific Committee recommends new EFSA guidance on the use of the weight of evidence approach and biological relevance in toxicology
July 15, 2013
EFSA: Chemical mixtures, a priority for risk assessment
EFSA publishes review on international frameworks for assessing chemical mixtures, makes effort to harmonize mixture risk assessments
July 1, 2013
EFSA to extend adoption of BPA scientific opinion once more
EFSA introduces two-stage public consultation delaying the adoption of the scientific opinion on BPA until 2014; exposure and hazard assessments to be split in two
