Summary of workshop on ‘Scientific advances and challenges in safety evaluation of food packaging materials’ now published
July 20, 2018
Call for stronger regulation on chemical mixtures
Scientists call for stronger regulation and better integration of different legislations in order to improve assessment of chemical mixtures’ risks
July 3, 2018
EFSA and JRC continue to collaborate
EFSA and EU Joint Research Centre reinforce cooperation in food and feed safety areas, including food contact materials
June 27, 2018
EFSA: Public consultation on assessing chemical mixtures
EFSA releases draft guidance documents on risk and genotoxicity assessment of chemical mixtures; public consultations open until September 15 and September 9, 2018
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
June 13, 2018
Recommendations for non-toxic environment
Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) calls on EU Commission to release strategy for non-toxic environment, recommends 12 priority actions
May 25, 2018
Initiatives to address mixture toxicity
Swedish government announces investigation into mixture exposures, aims to develop risk management strategy; position paper by representatives of EU-funded projects calls for action on chemical mixtures
April 9, 2018
Sweden addresses ‘cocktail effects’ and grouping of chemicals
Government of Sweden investigates how to consider chemicals’ ‘cocktail effects’ and regulate similar substances in groups within EU chemicals legislation
January 23, 2018
TBBPA and triclosan cause higher BPA exposure
Mice study shows that co-exposure with tetrabromobisphenol A and triclosan alters toxicokinetics of BPA, results in elevated tissue levels
January 9, 2018
Stakeholders comment on evaluation of EU FCM regulation
Industry, authorities and NGOs respond to EU Commission’s consultation on the evaluation and fitness of food contact regulation 1935/2004; Food Packaging Forum highlights assessment of chemical migration from finished articles