Phthalates in Food Packaging and Food Contact Applications
Phthalates are not authorized to be directly added to food. On May 19, 2025, the FDA issued a rule to amend its food additive regulations to no longer provide for most previously-authorized
Chinese TV reports banned plasticizer in plastic food wrap
CCTV did not disclose which supermarkets were affected by their findings. DEHA was banned from the use in plastic wrap by the Chinese General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine in 2005 due to its endocrine disrupting properties.
Beyond paper: PFAS linked to common plastic packaging used
Since EPA released its investigation, we have learned the disturbing fact that the fluorination of plastic is commonly used to treat hundreds of millions of polyethylene and polypropylene containers each year ranging from packaged food and consumer products that individuals buy to larger containers used by retailers such as restaurants to even
Does Microwaving Foods In Plastic Containers Cause Cancer?
Advertisment: Claim: Research has proved that microwaving foods in plastic containers releases cancer-causing agents into the foods. Rating: False. About this rating. For decades, people have been
China updates FCM legislation | Food Packaging Forum
In an article published on November 24, 2016 by regulatory news provider Chemical Watch, editor Sunny Lee informed that the National Health and Family Planning Commission of China has published 53 mandatory national standards for food contact materials (FCMs) and additives, replacing all previous regulations and standards.
