According to the EU Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) news, on April 16, 2024, the EU notified that beverage bottles from China were unqualified.
Apr 17, 2024On 9 February 2024, the European Commission published a draft proposed ban on the use of bisphenol A in food contact materials, amending, among other things, the ban on the use of bisphenol A (BPA) in any stage of the manufacture of varnishes or coatings,
Feb 29, 2024On July 12, 2023, the European Union published Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/1442, amending Regulation No. 10/2011 on food contact plastics.
Jul 21, 2023Giant Eagle, an American grocery chain based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, surveys its customers every year to analyze their preferences and determine spending trends.
May 23, 2023On April 19, 2023, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) announced that the Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes and Processing Aids (CEP) reassessed the risk of BPA to public health.
Apr 26, 2023On October 28, China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment (CFSA) solicited comments on three new resins for use in food contact materials and articles. The substances and specifications are listed below.·1,6-Hexanedioic acid, polymer with (E)-2
Nov 17, 2022European Commission ('EC')'sRegulation (EU) 2022/1616of September 15, 2022, on recycled plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foods, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 282/2008, were published in theOfficial Journal o
Oct 20, 2022On September 15, according to the Korean media, South Korea urged the Ministry of Environment to come up with countermeasures as drinking water plastic bottles may produce harmful substances after long-term exposure to high summer temperatures and direct
Sep 16, 2022On August 23, 2022, China’s National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment (CFSA) requested comments on two new food-contact materials, expanded use for four food-contact materials, three new resins, and expanded use for one resin. Comments shall be subm
Sep 08, 2022The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has taken further steps towards authorizing the use of certain recycled plastics in food-contact materials (FCMs) under its existing regulations. FSSAI issued aNotification of Draft Regulationson Ma
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