Researchers at the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) and the Integrated Research and Treatment Centre (IFB) at the University Hospital of Leipzig, Germany, claim plasticisers (phthalates) can cause weight gain.
A clear description of what NIAS (Non Intentionally Added Substances) are and how the risk assessment should be performed for the many different types of NIAS that exist is missing, according to ILSI Europe (International Life Sciences Institute).
Solvay’s application to expand use of MVE to manufacture fluoro- and perfluoropolymers has been backed by a panel of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).
A European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) panel has recommended the EU Commission reconsider the Specific Migration Limit (SML) for zinc after evaluating a food contact material (FCM) application.
Cooperation in the supply chain is crucial to ensure packaging materials meet the necessary food contact and migration regulations, according to a testing laboratory.
A number of active substances designed for different applications in food contact materials have been backed by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).
No decision on whether to introduce legislation to combat the potential threat from mineral oil hydrocarbons (MOH) in food and packaging will be made before 2014, said the European Commission (EC) today.
India’s emerging and evolving food contact material (FCM) regulatory regime represents an important step forward for the nation as it emerges as a significant global exporter of food and packaging, said legal experts Keller and Heckman.
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has said it has no concerns about a substance used in food contact materials following a packaging company’s request.
A large number of substances used in non-plastic food contact materials have never been evaluated, said a European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) working group tasked with developing a regulatory framework on the issue.
The European Food Standards Authority (EFSA) has cleared the use of a range of new substances to be used as food contact materials in the economic bloc.
Penford Products Co has announced it is developing natural ingredients that could be used in the linings of some food packaging as a replacement for fluorochemicals.
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has set up an expert panel to evaluate the safety of non-plastic food contact materials such as inks and adhesives.
New guidelines on how to submit applications for the safety assessment of active and intelligent substances in materials which come into contact with food have been released by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).
A new mathematical model developed by German researchers is
designed to help processors estimate the amount of plastic
packaging additives that may migrate into foods.
A range of multilayer barrier films that are claimed to provide the
stiffness, transparency and thermal resistance needed in lidding
and flow packs for fresh and processed meat, cheese and other
foodstuffs has been launched.
