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BEUC: Factsheet on FCMs
FCM producers are not required to assess – let alone minimise – potential food contaminants released from their packaging materials or products. Overall, this situation is unacceptable, and calls for a rethink of the EU’s FCM legislation to better protect European consumers.
HEAL: Turning the Plastic Tide
Toxic substances are at the root of plastics production and processing, and they represent an essential barrier to the sustainable transition that the world urgently needs. The problem of plastics is the problem of chemical safety.
BEUC: Time is Ripe to Repackage Food Safety
BEUC Position on the regulation of Food Contact Materials
BEUC: More Than A Paper Tiger
A new lab test shows that food packaging made of coloured paper and cardboard – such as coffee cups and straws – may contain and release chemicals originating from the inks used for printing.
ChemSec: The Danish Popcorn Revolution of 2015
In May 2015, the Danish supermarket COOP completely stopped selling microwave popcorn. The shelves where it used to be were suddenly empty. Then in October the same year, it reappeared on the shelves.
BEUC: Fluorinated substances: the best packaging for your fast food?
The food that I serve my three children is likely to contain unwanted substances due to contaminated soil, air or water. It’s sad, but it’s a fact.
BEUC: Harmful substances found in fast food packages across Europe
You won’t look at your burgers, fries or pizza packages the same way. Several lab tests across the EU have recently found that some fast food packages contain toxic substances.