Food Contact Plastics Seminar highlights NIAS, printing inks, provides regulatory updates
April 26, 2017
EFSA working group on recycling plastics: 16th meeting
Updated meeting minutes of EFSA’s CEF Panel working group on recycling plastics now available online
April 13, 2017
Impact of labels, inks and glues on PET recycling
Industry study shows negative effects of incompatible label materials, glues, and inks on the recyclability of PET drinking bottles; impacts on color and clarity of recycled PET
April 3, 2017
Chemical analysis of bottled waters in France
Scientists analyze French natural mineral waters and spring waters at bottling plants; hormones, pharmaceuticals, phthalates not detected; few samples contain low levels of herbicides, alkylphenols, or PFASs
March 31, 2017
Long-term migration from PET
Scientists show that for PET bottles accelerated migration tests overestimate real long-term migration; suggest use of migrant- and polymer-specific diffusion parameters instead of default values
March 22, 2017
Video on sorting of post-consumer plastics
EU research project Polymark releases video presenting its new technology enabling identification and sorting of plastic packaging and consequently improving plastic recycling
March 20, 2017
Greenpeace survey on plastic bottles
Soft drink companies have limited commitment to reducing single-use plastic bottles, increasing recycled content in PET bottles, considering PET bottles’ contribution to ocean pollution, according to new Greenpeace report
March 17, 2017
Antimony in food packaging
Scientists measure antimony in plastic consumer products; find antimony in food trays, straws, and single-use drink bottles; presence attributed to its use as a catalyst in PET
February 27, 2017
The future of the PET industry
Petcore Europe annual conference looks at opportunities and challenges for PET in the circular economy; conference proceedings now available
February 22, 2017
PET bottle value chain addresses NIAS compliance
European PET industry associations form group to focus on regulatory compliance of PET food packaging regarding non-intentionally added substances
