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CIRCULAR ECONOMY New EU requirements for recycled plastics with food contact	08.12.2022
NGR K 2022: EFSA, FDA food contact approval for rPET from LSP process	24.10.2022
CIRCULAR ECONOMY New EU regulation aims to pave way for recyclate use in food packaging / Interview with IK managing director Martin Engelmann	29.09.2022
BISPHENOL A FDA under pressure as Europe moves to revise TDI for BPA / Critics claim Americans are “overexposed”	02.02.2022
BISPHENOL A EFSA revisits proposals for BPA use in food packaging / New guidance would slash tolerable intake levels 100,000-fold	27.01.2022
BASATLI First bottle-to-bottle PET recycling unit from Starlinger to be installed in Turkey	03.01.2022
SICHT-PACK HAGNER Film manufacturer starts processing plant for PET flakes / Capacity of 15,000 t/y	10.05.2021
SP GROUP Participation in Spanish plastic packaging project / Development of monomaterial recyclable packaging for food	01.04.2021
STYRENICS CIRCULAR SOLUTIONS Application to EFSA for rPS as food contact material / Successful trials	12.03.2021
PLASTIX Partnership with US nanotechnology specialist Titan Bioplastics to boost uptake of recycled plastics in Europe	30.07.2020
PLASTICS AND HEALTH EFSA updates assessment for five phthalates used in food-contact materials / “Not a concern for public health”	10.01.2020
COEXPAN Launch of 100% rPET tray for food contact use / Formulated for thermoforming market	30.10.2019
ANL Increased use of rPET with recyclate from external sources / Company renamed ANL Packaging	29.10.2019
PLASTICS AND HEALTH EU general court dismisses PlasticsEurope's BPA challenge / Listing as a SVHC and endocrine disruptor under REACH stands	18.07.2019
FOOD PACKAGING EU making a move to approve recycling processes for food-contact materials	10.10.2018
AMUT Link-up with Erema for PET bottle-to-packaging recycling / Compliant with European and US food-contact regulations / Presentation at "Plast" in Milan	19.04.2018
PLASTICS AND HEALTH Initial results of long-awaited US study says BPA safe for consumers at low doses / PlasticsEurope and BPF satisfied / EFSA will continue assessments until 2019	08.03.2018
PLASTICS AND HEALTH PlasticsEurope hails EP's rejection of full BPA food packaging ban / ECHA adds endocrine disruptor to the chemical's SVHC entry / EFSA still awaiting US study conclusion?	16.01.2018
PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE PRE calls for EU approval of recycling process for food contact / Market undermined by legal uncertainty	20.10.2017
COVERIS Rigid France subsidiary starts rPET production / Material approved for food contact	26.01.2017
PLASTICS AND HEALTH EFSA says latest reviewed BPA studies have “key limitations" / No change in temporary TDI	27.10.2016
PET RECYCLING EFSA approves Polisan Hellas' PET recycling process for food contact applications	16.08.2016
PLASTICS AND HEALTH Sweden bans BPA epoxy lining in drinking water pipes	16.08.2016
PLASTICS AND HEALTH EU Commission finally presents proposals for regulating endocrine disruptors / Trade associations critical / Forward strategy based on WHO criteria	20.06.2016
PLASTICS AND HEALTH EFSA to evaluate new evidence on hazards of BPA / New studies identify more risks / Final verdict advised for 2018 / Dutch institute RIVM suggests revising legislation	29.04.2016