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Zero Waste Europe: Food packaging: safety first

A new Zero Waste Europe policy briefing, Food Packaging: Safety first – Towards toxic-free and future-proof packaging lays out the shortcomings related to the current regulation of chemicals in food packaging, and provides recommendations to achieve toxic-free and future-proof food packaging. The briefing highlights inconsistencies in the current Food Contact Materials (FCMs) Regulation that compromise its … Zero Waste Europe: Food packaging: safety first

Zero Waste Europe: Debunking common myths about food hygiene, food waste, and health concerns related to reusable packaging

A new factsheet from Zero Waste Europe aims to bust some of the most common myths surrounding food packaging. Misconceptions regarding food hygiene, health concerns, and food waste have been spread by the interested industry for some time. These concerns were raised especially during the current debate on revising the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation … Zero Waste Europe: Debunking common myths about food hygiene, food waste, and health concerns related to reusable packaging

CHEM Trust: New survey highlights consumer concerns over chemicals in food packaging

Today, BEUC – the European Consumer Organisation – published the results of a survey investigating consumer’s attitudes towards food packaging, and exploring their experiences, behaviours, and awareness of food packaging -related health risks. The results show that most of the consumers surveyed are worried about the impact of chemicals presents in food packaging and kitchenware … CHEM Trust: New survey highlights consumer concerns over chemicals in food packaging