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June 2009 |
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March 11, 2009
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US BPA usage could be curbed Major US chemical trade group the American Chemistry Council is on the defensive following several significant moves to restrict usage of the controversial chemical bisphenol A in food and drink containers. |
Chemistry World
November 4, 2008
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FDA criticised by its own experts over bisphenol A The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)'s recent conclusion that controversial chemical bisphenol A (BPA) is safe at current levels is flawed, the agency's own Science Board has warned. |
Chemistry World
July 19, 2012
Rebecca Trager |
US bans BPA in baby bottles The US Food and Drug Administration's ban on the use of bisphenol A in baby bottles and children's sippy cups is being celebrated by industry and environmental groups, but many stakeholders are calling it too little too late. |
Food Engineering
September 7, 2007 |
Tech Flash Vol. 3 No. 9 Two salmonella recalls... USDA to contribute to E. coli study... Subway to sell Dannon yogurt... People, plant and industry News... etc. |
Food Engineering
February 24, 2009 |
Tech Flash Vol. 5 No. 4 Stimulus for food producers?... Carbohydrates up to interpretation, says CFSAN... Smithfield restructures pork group... Automation news... Food safety news... etc. |
Food Engineering
March 26, 2009 |
Tech Flash Vol. 5 No. 6 FDA recalls continue on salmonella... Congressional hearings put food processors in the hot seat... ConAgra products sport corn-based shrink film... EPA recognizes Frito-Lay for excellence in environmental management... etc. |
Chemistry World
November 20, 2012 |
BPA: friend or foe? With media-fueled anxiety over bisphenol A (BPA) continuing to rise, Nina Notman looks beyond the headlines at this incredibly widely used polycarbonate monomer |
Food Processing
October 2009
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Food Industry 2010: Priorities for the New Decade From a new FDA to China, seven game-changers for 2010 and beyond. |
Chemistry World
June 4, 2009
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US regulator rethink on BPA The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is revisiting its stance that bisphenol A is safe at current exposure levels. |
Chemistry World
September 8, 2008
Rebecca Trager |
NIH reaffirms BPA concerns The US National Institutes of Health has again expressed 'some concern' about the effects of bisphenol A on the brain, behavior, and prostate gland in fetuses, babies, and children at current exposure level |
Chemistry World
April 4, 2012
Rebecca Trager |
FDA backs use of BPA in food packaging The US Food and Drug Administration says there is insufficient scientific evidence to ban bisphenol A in food packaging. |
Chemistry World
April 18, 2008
Rebecca Trager |
Canada may brand bisphenol A 'toxic' Canada's national public health agency looks set to become the first regulator in the world to label Bisphenol A (BPA) -- used for decades in products like plastic baby bottles and food containers -- 'toxic' and 'hazardous'. |
Chemistry World
March 31, 2010
Rebecca Trager |
EPA turns spotlight on BPA The US Environmental Protection Agency has announced plans to look more closely at the environmental impacts of bisphenol A, a common ingredient in plastic baby bottles and food storage containers. |
Chemistry World
April 14, 2008
Rebecca Trager |
FDA Under Pressure Over Bisphenol A The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been accused by congressmen of cherry picking research to support its decision on the use of Bisphenol A (BPA) in baby bottles and other products for use by children. |
Fast Company
February 2009
David Case |
The Real Story Behind Bisphenol A How a handful of consultants used Big Tobacco's tactics to sow doubt about science and hold off regulation of BPA, a chemical in hundreds of products that could be harming an entire generation. |
Chemistry World
January 21, 2010
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FDA shifts on BPA safety The US Food and Drug Administration has revised its position on the possible developmental health risks from bisphenol A, the controversial and widely used ingredient in hard plastic bottles and food packaging that it declared safe in 2008. |
Food Processing
September 2010
Diane Toops |
Congress Scrambles to Pass Food Safety Legislation As Congress has argued over health care reform, financial reform, two wars, a mortgage crisis and unemployment, amending the U.S. food safety system was put on the back burner. |
Food Engineering
January 1, 2007
Wayne Labs |
Implementing Best Practices Applying a best practices strategy in parallel with an automation strategy can enhance your competitive edge. But one size doesn't fit all. |
Chemistry World
July 25, 2008
Rebecca Trager |
EU food agency finds BPA safe The EU has affirmed the safety of the controversial chemical bisphenol A (BPA), a common ingredient in plastic baby bottles and food storage containers. |
Food Processing
January 2012
Dave Fusaro |
Focus on Food Safety: A Busy Year for Food Safety The vigilance over keeping bugs out of the food supply never lets up, but there are a couple of things on the horizon that will make 2012 a watershed year. |
Food Processing
October 2010
Diane Toops |
Food Processing: A History As we celebrate our birthday, we look back at the incredible changes that shaped the food & beverage industry since 1940. |
Chemistry World
August 18, 2008 |
Exclusive Interview: Cal Dooley Cal Dooley, the American Chemistry Council's next president and CEO, is no stranger to controversies over industry's use of chemicals. |
Food Processing
May 2012
John Rost, Chairman |
FDA Affirms Safety of BPA Agency finally rules -- negatively -- on 2008 petition from Natural Resource Defense Council. |
Delicious Living
February 2005
Julie Rothschild Levi |
Plastic Planet Although it may not be necessary (or realistic) to purge plastics from our lives, it may well be worthwhile to consider reducing their use, for the sake of our health and our world. |
Food Processing
November 2012
Kate Bertrand Connolly |
Box-Free Cereal Packaging Yields Green Payoffs Food processors find less packaging good for the environment and delivers business benefits by reducing packaging costs. |
Food Processing
February 2011
David Joy |
7 Things You Should Know About The New Food Safety Law Considered a win for consumers, the new law will have varying effects on food & beverage processors. |
Food Engineering
July 30, 2009
Kevin T. Higgins |
Waste as a fashion statement The roster of manufacturers partnering with TerraCycle on waste collection and re-use programs is growing -- and for good reason. |
Food Engineering
June 26, 2008 |
Tech Flash Vol. 4 No. 8 Stop using corn for ethanol!... Is dieting on the way out?... Chemists help with healthier foods... Kraft spins off Post cereals... Automation news... Food safety news... etc. |
Chemistry World
September 16, 2008
Rebecca Trager |
BPA Linked to Heart Disease and Diabetes The first large-scale epidemiological study examining the effects of bisphenol A (BPA) on an adult population has linked exposure to the chemical to health problems including heart disease and diabetes. |
Food Processing
July 2011
Diane Toops |
Food Processors Find Public Growth for Private Label The price differential between branded food and store brands is still there, augmented by higher quality and healthier formulations. |
Food Processing
November 2010 |
DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation For 22 years, the polymer company has honored the best in new packages. |
Chemistry World
November 30, 2010
Andrew Turley |
Industry 'disturbed' at Europe BPA ban The European Union says it will ban the controversial monomer bisphenol A as a raw material in baby bottles due to concerns over its impact on human health. |
Chemistry World
May 14, 2015
Rebecca Trager |
California demands warning labels for BPA The US state of California has added bisphenol A to its Proposition 65 list of chemicals linked to health concerns, despite opposition from the chemical industry. |
Food Processing
October 2008
Diane Toops |
A Conversation with Food Safety Czar David W.K. Acheson A exclusive conversation with `food safety czar' David W.K. Acheson, FDA's Associate Commissioner for Foods. |
Financial Advisor
November 2012
Jerilyn Klein Bier |
Chemical Solutions Safer chemical management strategies can help prevent toxic financial fallout. Consumer products companies are also moving away from controversial chemicals such as triclosan, an antibiotic agent used in soaps. |
Food Engineering
August 3, 2006
Joyce Fassl |
Editor's Note: In search of the next winner Which outstanding new plant construction project, major expansion or highly renovated facility will be the next Plant of the Year? |
Food Engineering
March 2, 2009 |
Bisphenol A is OK in Packaging Materials Based on all available evidence, the consensus of regulatory agencies in the US, Canada, Europe and Japan is that the current levels of exposure to BPA through food packaging do not seem to pose an immediate health risk to the general population. |
Chemistry World
April 20, 2012
Maria Burke |
Sweden bans BPA in food packaging for under-threes As 'a matter of caution', the Swedish government says it will ban the use of the endocrine disruptor bisphenol A in protective coatings in food packaging for children up to the age of three. |
BusinessWeek
November 25, 2009
John Carey |
Getting to the Bottom of Plastic Bottle Risks Retailers are demanding vigilance against worrisome chemicals in containers, food, and other goods. |
Pharmaceutical Executive
September 1, 2008
Jill Wechsler |
Foreign Affairs FDA missteps and global outsourcing are drawing Congressional scrutiny and prompting new oversight approaches. |
Scientific American
August 2008
Adam Hinterthuer |
Just How Harmful Are Bisphenol-A Plastics? Patricia Hunt, who helped to bring the issue to light a decade ago, is still trying to sort it all out |
Fast Company
October 1, 2007
Elizabeth Royte |
Moneybags Citywide plastic-bag bans are gaining momentum. But will retailers be the ones that force Americans to change? |
Science News
January 19, 2008
Janet Raloff |
Food for Thought: How Plastic we've Become Our bodies carry residues of kitchen plastics. |
Food Processing
April 2012
Dave Fusaro |
PepsiCo Casa Grande Plant Reaches 'Near Net Zero' for Sustainability Frito-Lay's Casa Grande, Ariz., plant is nearly self-sustaining in water, heat and electricity. |
Chemistry World
July 20, 2015
Rebecca Trager |
US chemical industry lobby group in the hot seat again The American Chemistry Council has come under fire once again, just months after it was publicly accused of lying about having no involvement with a phony fire safety coalition. |
Chemistry World
January 27, 2015
Emma Stoye |
BPA use poses 'no health risks', says EU The European Food Safety Authority's latest evaluation of bisphenol A has concluded that at current levels of exposure the chemical does not pose a health threat to any age group. |
