
CHEM Trust: New study identifies hundreds of harmful chemicals used in food contact materials

A new peer-reviewed study published by the Food Packaging Forum and others has found that food contact materials could contain up to 388 harmful chemicals, which should be phased out urgently. The study, published in the Journal of Hazardous Materials, identifies 388 Food Contact Chemicals of Concern (FCCoC) that could be used in food contact materials. Of these 388: 352 … CHEM Trust: New study identifies hundreds of harmful chemicals used in food contact materials