Plastic bottle manufacturers face rising pressure to reduce waste and increase recycled content in PET bottles; new technology aspires to meet demand
December 13, 2018
EFSA phthalates working group: 4th meeting
EFSA’s CEP Panel working group on phthalates reassesses safety of DBP, BBP, DEHP, DINP and DIDP for food contact plastics; updated meeting minutes now available online
December 12, 2018
EU plastics industry holds event on circular economy
Various plastic industry associations and initiatives jointly hosted first annual event to report and discuss their progress in circular practices with different stakeholders
December 11, 2018
Restriction of 6 PFASs progresses
ECHA’s risk assessment and socio-economic committees agree with restriction proposal for 6 per- and polyfluorinated substances; CLP classifications adopted for four other FCM-relevant substances
December 11, 2018
EFSA FCM working group: 2nd meeting
EFSA’s CEP Panel working group on food contact materials holds 2nd meeting; minutes now available online
December 10, 2018
Analysis of polymers’ molecular weight
Yawei Zhang from Knoell consultancy discusses analytical techniques used to characterize molecular weight of industrial polymers for regulatory submissions
December 7, 2018
Regulation of single-use plastics
UN Environment releases report on global ‘regulatory landscape’ for single-use plastics and microplastics in 192 countries, calls for more consolidation in policies worldwide
December 6, 2018
New research institute for packaging
Nestlé launches Institute of Packaging Sciences to advance development of ‘functional, safe and environmentally friendly’ food packaging
December 6, 2018
EFSA plastics recycling working group: 2nd meeting
EFSA’s CEP Panel working group on recycling plastics holds 2nd meeting; minutes now available online
December 3, 2018
Guidelines for designing recyclable PET trays
Petcore Europe and Plastics Recyclers Europe issue industry guidelines for designing PET trays that can be recycled back into food contact applications
