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Home » Keywords: » food contact materials (FCMs)

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EFSA Determines Plastic Produced by Poly Recycling is Food Safe

2022 05 18 16 22 52.302 0400
Bailee Henderson
December 29, 2022

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has determined the food safety of plastic polyethylene terephthalate (PET) when produced by a recycling process called Poly Recycling for use in food contact materials.


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EFSA Fellowships Give Insight to Food Safety Risk Assessment Work Across Europe

2022 05 18 16 22 52.302 0400
Bailee Henderson
December 15, 2022

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) recently highlighted various fellowship projects across Europe, providing insight into the recent and ongoing work of EFSA in the realm of food safety risk assessment for various chemical and microbiological hazards. 


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EFSA Reevaluating Safety of Phthalates, Plasticizers Used in Food Contact Materials

2022 05 18 16 22 52.302 0400
Bailee Henderson
November 28, 2022

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) will be reevaluating the health risks posed by phthalates and replacement plasticizers used in food contact materials, and has recently published its scientific protocol for the hazard assessment of the substances.


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Study Links Phthalate Used in Food Packaging to Tumor Growth

November 21, 2022

Scientists at Northwestern Medicine have demonstrated a causal link between di-(2-ethylhexyl) (DEHP), a phthalate commonly used in food packaging, and uterine fibroid growth.


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GAO Recommends FDA Request Certain Authorities for Better Oversight of Food Contact Substances

2022 05 18 16 22 52.302 0400
Bailee Henderson
November 9, 2022

After conducting a study on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) oversight of substances used in food contact materials, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) recommended that FDA request certain authorities from Congress in order to adequately review the safety of such substances.


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More Research Needed on Exposure To, Toxicity of Microplastics in Food

2022 05 18 16 22 52.302 0400
Bailee Henderson
October 18, 2022

There are significant knowledge gaps regarding the presence of nano- and microplastics in foods and their harmful effects on human health, according to a report from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).


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Unstudied Chemicals Found in Food Packaging, Toxicity Questioned

2022 05 18 16 22 52.302 0400
Bailee Henderson
May 25, 2022

A recent study found that thousands of chemicals are present in food packaging for which the effects on human health have not been thoroughly studied.


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FDA Amends Regulations for Phthalates

May 19, 2022

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has amended its food additive regulations and issued a request for information regarding phthalates in response to petitions requesting that FDA address the substances in food packaging and food contact surfaces


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The Status of EU Regulations on Food Contact Materials

Member States clarify their own rules for food contact materials as they await harmonization
George G. Misko Esq.
April 16, 2021

The European Union (EU) is currently evaluating its legislation on food contact materials (FCMs), which has identified safety concerns due to the lack of specific EU rules for most FCM types. This article takes a closer look at the status of these regulatory updates.


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