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risk assessment
December 3, 2019
EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes and Processing Aids (CEP) concludes that information supporting the current authorization of wood flour and fibres for use in plastic food contact materials is ‘insufficient’; criteria for future evaluations of plant materials for use as plastics additives address migration and toxicological evaluation of migrants
Topics: EFSA, risk assessment
Reading time: 2 minutes
November 15, 2019
European Food Safety Authority completes study appraisal methodology for BPA reassessment; final version of assessment protocol to be published later with new BPA opinion
Topics: bisphenol A, risk assessment
Reading time: 2 minutes
November 14, 2019
U.S. NGO Environmental Health News criticizes FDA’s approaches to designing and performing CLARITY-BPA study, interpreting its results; presents results of own investigation suggesting intentional manipulation, potential industry influence
Topics: bisphenol A, risk assessment
Reading time: 4 minutes
November 1, 2019
International Food Contact Materials Safety Symposium in Guangzhou, China brings together academic, industry, regulatory and civil society experts to discuss developments towards safer and sustainable packaging
Reading time: 4 minutes
November 1, 2019
European Food Safety Authority holds webinar on methodology for appraisal of studies to be used for re-evaluation of bisphenol A safety; webinar scheduled for November 14, 2019 at 14:30 (CET); registration now open
Topics: bisphenol A, risk assessment
Reading time: 1 minute
November 1, 2019
European Food Safety Authority’s CEP Panel finds trimellitic acid, tris(2-ehtylhexyl) ester safe for use as plasticizer in soft PVC for making single-use wrap films or repeated use tubing
Topics: EFSA, risk assessment
Reading time: 2 minutes
November 1, 2019
European Food Safety Authority’s CEP Panel publishes scientific opinions on 10 recycling processes for post-consumer PET; all found to be safe for use in specified food contact applications
Reading time: 2 minutes
October 30, 2019
Provides guiding principles and key elements to establish weight of evidence approach for chemical assessments; aims to support regulators in following consistent, transparent use and delivery of evidence
Topics: OECD, risk assessment
Reading time: 1 minute
October 29, 2019
Thomas Backhaus reviews the Food Packaging Forum’s work in 2019; includes organization and participation in conferences and webinars, scientific projects finalized and launched
Reading time: 1 minute
October 29, 2019
Ana Soto presents biological mechanisms underlying non-monotonic dose-responses, explains why non-monotonicity is ‘useful to organisms, challenging for regulators,’ discusses CLARITY-BPA’s successes and limitations
Reading time: 3 minutes
