General Court of the European Union concludes that the European Commission has breached EU law by failing to define criteria for identification of endocrine disrupting chemicals
December 16, 2015
Update: Mineral oils in food
Foodwatch online petition calling for functional barriers in paper and board packaging in the EU counts nearly 50,000 signatures; food producers and supermarkets react to study results revealing contamination of certain dry food products with mineral oils
December 15, 2015
EU EDC screening list
European Commission publishes list of substances subject to EDC screening including rationales for selection; screening results expected by April 2016
December 10, 2015
Disagreement over BPA
No consensus between industry and NGOs regarding EU-wide measures to regulate and restrict BPA in FCMs
December 7, 2015
ECHA: Evaluation of BPA restriction finalized
ECHA’s Committee for Socio-economic Assessment considers benefits of restricting BPA in thermal paper unlikely to be higher than costs; ultimate decision to be taken by European Commission
December 2, 2015
EU: New Circular Economy Package
European Commission adopts new Circular Economy Package; strategy on plastic recyclability, biodegradability, and presence of hazardous chemicals proposed
December 1, 2015
DG SANTE updates website
DG SANTE shares information on its ‘Technical expert group on food contact materials’
November 24, 2015
EC publishes BPA roadmap
DG SANTE releases roadmap on new measures on BPA in FCMs; different options from no policy change to EU-wide ban on BPA in FCMs discussed and assessed
November 11, 2015
Summary of latest EU events on FCMs
UK NGO CHEM Trust outlines EU Parliament investigation on FCM regulation, Food Packaging Forum workshop, Luxemburg FCM conference, EFSA public consultation on FCM opinion, fluorinated-free popcorn in Denmark
November 9, 2015
Methodology for EU EDC screening
European Commission Joint Research Centre presents chemical screening methodology for the impact assessment on criteria to identify endocrine disruptors
