- SVHC – Page 10 – Food Packaging Forum
Sweden to propose BPA analogue as SVHC Swedish Chemicals Agency will propose 4,4′-isobutylethylidenediphenol as substance of very high concern to avoid regrettable substitution of bisphenol A Topics: bisphenol A , ECHA , endocrine disruptor , REACH , regulation , substitution
- Chemicals of concern in food contact materials
•Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) •REACH criteria applied: CMR, PBT, vPvB, equal concern endocrine disruption (Art 57) TEDX list •Published by The Endocrine Disruption Exchange •Potential endocrine disruptors •Based on at least one peer-reviewed toxicity study (in vitro or in vivo) 5
- News Articles – Page 246 – Food Packaging Forum
Food Packaging Forum held webinar on prioritization methods for unknown chemicals in food contact articles on February 8, 2018; video recording and presentation slides now available
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ILSI North America hosts international conference on scientific advances and challenges in safety evaluation of food packaging materials, April 2-3, 2019; deadline for submitting abstracts is September 14, 2018; registration now open
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European Commission working group on food contact materials held meeting in Brussels, new regulation for ceramics expected in 2015, guidance for Declaration of Compliance now available
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Update: BPA proposed as SVHC France plans two-step submission of proposals to classify BPA as a substance of very high concern; carcinogenic, mutagenic, and reprotoxic potential to be addressed by August 2016; endocrine disrupting properties to follow in February 2017
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Global movement of 90 NGOs sets 10 principles to change society’s perception and use of plastics, aiming at a future free from plastic pollution
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Researchers led by the Food Packaging Forum (FPF) publish new database identifying over 12,200 distinct chemicals that could be used in manufacture of food contact materials and articles; 29% lacking openly accessible toxicity data; 608 identified as most hazardous, prioritized for substitution; published study and database freely accessible
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