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📝 The latest edition of Food for Thought features an interview with the @foodpackagingforum.org about their work, including their concerns about harmful chemicals in #FoodContactMaterials, and the measures needed to ensure safe and sustainable FCMs.

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Tomorrow, CHEM Trust’s policy expert Antonia Reihlen will be speaking at the Chemical Watch virtual conference ‘Sustainable Food Contact Materials Europe 2025’.

See more information and find out how to attend here ➡️ events.chemicalwatch.com/1335932/sust...

#FoodContactMaterials #foodpackaging

✨ The latest edition of 'Food for Thought' is out!

🆕 CHEM Trust briefing outlines the challenges caused by the lack of harmonised EU legislation on chemicals in #FoodContactMaterials

🥤 @fpffoundation.bsky.social updates its database on Migrating and Extractable Food Contact Chemicals (FCCmigex)

Non-harmonised FCM laws – a reason for concern A new CHEM Trust briefing, Non-harmonised FCM laws – a reason for concern, highlights the chaotic situation of legislation on food contact materials (FCMs) in the EU. Harmonised legislation, includin...

🚨 New CHEM Trust briefing, ‘Non-harmonised FCM laws – a reason for concern’, highlights the chaotic situation of legislation on #FoodContactMaterials (FCMs) in the EU

Read it here 👉 chemtrust.org/non-harmonis...

A fantastic database by @fpffoundation.bsky.social 👏

The update includes new data that shows the presence of chemicals of concern, including #PFAS and #phthalates, in #FoodContactMaterials

Join us at #FoodPackSympo2025!

Keynote speaker Alan Boobis (Imperial College London) will explore non-testing strategies for assessing FCM risks in Session 4: Progress in Risk Assessment.

Don’t miss out! 👉 Register: lnkd.in/e9YBBH7G

#FoodContactMaterials #FoodPackaging #RiskAssessment

Harmful Chemicals Found in Pizza Boxes New research has revealed harmful bisphenols in pizza takeout boxes. In many cases, the bisphenols were found to migrate into pizzas.

🍕 New research has revealed that #Bisphenols found in pizza takeout boxes can migrate into the food inside.

📈 The largest amount of #BPA found in a pizza was 450 times the @efsa.europa.eu tolerable daily intake.

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#FoodContactMaterials

👏Some progress was made on harmful chemicals in #FoodContactMaterials (FCMs) in 2024
But there is still a lot to do to ensure EU citizens aren’t exposed to harmful chemicals – including a revision of the EU’s FCM legislation🥤🧁
More in the latest edition of #FoodforThought⬇️
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👍 EDC priorities for EU would include #foodcontactmaterials to improve protection of #health www.env-health.org/wp-content/u...

Safety of food contact materials: 20 years of inaction on EU’s basic rules In this open letter issued to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Zero Waste Europe and 50+ organisations call for immediate revision of the Food Contact Materials (FCM) Regulation.

😴 We've been waiting forever for the EU to finalise the
#FoodContactMaterials regulation.

Our letter to @vonderleyen.at.ec.europa.eu asks her to support its review and ensure it actually happens.

Now we can ask the @ec.europa.eu tough questions to keep progress moving.

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Study finds thousands of food-contact chemicals in humans, raising safety concerns A recent study reveals that 25% of known food-contact chemicals (FCCs) are present in humans, with significant gaps in hazard data for many chemicals, highlighting potential health risks.

Study finds thousands of food-contact chemicals in humans, raising safety concerns 🔬🍽️🧪 www.news-medical.net/news/2024091... #FoodSafety #Chemicals #PublicHealth #Exposure #Toxicology #Biomonitoring #EnvironmentalHealth #HealthRisks #FoodContactMaterials