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FAQ: phthalates in plastic food contact materials
EFSA has updated its risk assessment of five phthalates used in plastic food contact material. What are phthalates? Phthalates are chemicals used to soften (or ‘plasticise’) plastics...
Food ingredients and packaging
Food contact materials
10 December 2019
EFSA issues new advice on phosphates
Estimated total intake of phosphates from food may exceed the safe level set by EFSA after re-evaluating their safety. EFSA’s scientists also recommend the introduction of maximum...
Food ingredients and packaging
Food additive re-evaluations
12 June 2019
Public consultation: phthalates used in food contact materials
? EFSA is launching a public consultation on the draft update of its 2005 risk assessments of five phthalates which are authorised for use in plastic food contact materials. For the...
Food ingredients and packaging
21 February 2019
BPA update: working group to start reviewing new studies
A new EFSA working group of scientific experts will start evaluating recent toxicological data on the food contact material bisphenol A (BPA) this month. EFSA’s Panel on Food Contact...
Food ingredients and packaging
Bisphenol A
Food contact materials
4 September 2018
Food additive re-evaluation: EFSA workshop in November focuses on foods for infants below 16 weeks of age
EFSA is working on the re-evaluation of a number of food additives intended to be used in foods for infants below 16 weeks of age. In doing so, scientists are also addressing data gaps...
Food ingredients and packaging
Food additive re-evaluations
Food additives
19 July 2018
Food enzymes: EFSA launches DIY exposure tool
EFSA has published the Food Enzyme Intake Model (FEIM), a tool for estimating chronic dietary exposure to food enzymes used in different food processes. FEIM follows the methodology...
Food ingredients and packaging
Food enzymes
4 July 2018
EFSA assesses safety of green tea catechins
EFSA has assessed the safety of green tea catechins from dietary sources, following concerns regarding their possible harmful effects on the liver. EFSA concluded that catechins from...
Food ingredients and packaging
Food supplements
18 April 2018
EFSA confirms health concerns for hydroxyanthracene derivatives in food
Some substances belonging to a group of plant ingredients known as hydroxyanthracene derivatives can damage DNA and may cause cancer, said EFSA after assessing their safety when added...
Food ingredients and packaging
Food supplements
23 January 2018
BPA plan ready for new EFSA assessment in 2018
Feedback from a public consultation has helped EFSA to finalise the strategy for its next re-evaluation of the toxicity of bisphenol A (BPA). A “scientific protocol” that transparently...
Food ingredients and packaging
Bisphenol A
14 December 2017
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