EU Joint Research Centre highlights Commission’s efforts in ensuring safety of food contact materials in new 2-page document
October 26, 2018
REACH debate at EU Parliament
Members of EU Parliament react to German study showing a third of REACH registrations non-compliant; calls for publicizing the list of infringing companies, more efficient dossier evaluation, stricter enforcement
October 12, 2018
Many REACH registrations non-compliant
Study by German authorities finds 32% of high production volume chemicals non-compliant with REACH safety data requirements; 31% compliant, rest uncertain; European Environmental Bureau suggests actions for improvement
October 5, 2018
Vietnam tightens enforcement for FCMs
Vietnamese decree specifies fines and other actions to penalize production or import of unsafe food packaging
May 9, 2018
Chemicals of concern in Swiss food packaging
Swiss national tv channel reports on study by Swiss authorities that revealed elevated levels of mineral oils, plasticizers, photoinitiators, chlorinated substances in sampled paper and board food packaging
April 26, 2018
Swiss authorities investigate paper and board packaging
Enforcement campaign finds mineral oils, plasticizers, photoinitiators, chlorinated substances in paper and board packaging; >50% of companies could not demonstrate legal compliance
December 21, 2017
FPF speaker spotlight: Thomas Gude
Dr. Thomas Gude of Swiss Quality Testing Services illustrates third-party testing labs’ role in enforcing FCM regulations at Food Packaging Forum’s 2017 Workshop
October 10, 2017
FPF Workshop 2017: Ensuring the safety of FCMs in a global economy
Presentations and podium discussion at Food Packaging Forum 2017 workshop cover risk communication, the role of testing labs and enforcement, regulatory updates, and transparency issues
September 22, 2015
Nanomaterials registry in Belgium
Belgium calls companies to register nanosubstances and mixtures containing nanosubstances before January 1, 2016 and January 1, 2017, respectively; registration exemption for food contact materials
July 17, 2015
Spotlight on compliance of plastic resins
Study by regulatory enforcement officers highlights insufficient compliance work by polyolefin producers on migrating substances from plastics intended for food contact