BRUSSELS – The European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) has postponed by four months a long-awaited decision on whether plastics ingredient bisphenol A is safe in food contact packaging. Its anticipated July opinion will now be a draft and open for consultation until November.
WASHINGTON — The newly formed Energy Efficient Foam Coalition (EEFC) said it is opposed to two U.S. building code proposals that would side-step the current code requirement for a long-standing fire safety test.
WASHINGTON -- California's environmental agency has added bisphenol A, the controversial polycarbonate component, to its official list of toxic chemicals.
WASHINGTON — As a California panel prepares to consider adding bisphenol A to a list of toxic chemicals, a group of 22 scientists is appealing to the state to set a low ceiling for acceptable exposure levels in addition to listing BPA as harmful under Proposition 65.
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NEW ORLEANS — Laws proposed in North Carolina and Alabama could require containers made from biodegradable or compostable plastic to be labeled non-recyclable.
NEW YORK — Recently, the American Chemistry Council described what it believed to be the economic impact on businesses if the proposed ban of expanded polystyrene foam products used by the food service industry in New York City is passed by...
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