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Zero Waste Europe: Disposable paper-based food packaging – the false solution to the packaging waste crisis

Disposable paper-based food packaging graphic

A new report by the Rethink Plastic alliance, the European Environmental Bureau,Zero Waste Europe, Fern, and the Environmental Paper Network reveals the environmental harm caused by replacing single-use plastic with single-use paper packaging. The report clearly shows the need to move away from ever-polluting single-use packaging and towards well-designed reuse systems. The NGO coalition calls … Zero Waste Europe: Disposable paper-based food packaging – the false solution to the packaging waste crisis

BEUC: Silicone bakeware can add unwanted substances to cookies and cakes, consumer groups find

A joint study by 10 members of BEUC (The European Consumer Organisation) suggests that silicone cookware may be contaminating our baking with unwanted chemicals. Silicone is a popular material for baking due to its non-stick properties and ability to withstand high temperatures. Forty-four different silicone moulds from across the EU were tested. 23% of products … BEUC: Silicone bakeware can add unwanted substances to cookies and cakes, consumer groups find

ZWE: Marrying Safety with Sustainability in Food Packaging – Briefing for Businesses

A new briefing by the civil society organisation Zero Waste Europe – ‘Marrying safety with sustainability in food packaging – Briefing for businesses’ – highlights that for food packaging to be sustainable, it must be safe, and that means making sure it’s free from harmful chemicals. The briefing states that while society is pushing for a … ZWE: Marrying Safety with Sustainability in Food Packaging – Briefing for Businesses

CHEM Trust: Chemical Cocktails: The neglected threat of toxic mixtures and how to fix it

A new CHEM Trust report “Chemical cocktails – The neglected threat of toxic mixtures and how to fix it”, highlights the reality of our exposure to multiple chemicals, the threat it represents to our health and the wider environment and why we are not properly protected. Decades of research have demonstrated that combined exposure to several … CHEM Trust: Chemical Cocktails: The neglected threat of toxic mixtures and how to fix it

foodwatch: Toxic Mineral Oil in Food

For the third time since 2015, foodwatch has commissioned laboratory tests to examine staple foods on mineral oil. The results show that everyday foods are still contaminated with harmful mineral oil hydrocarbons and in some cases even to a considerable high extent. Of the products tested this year and bought in France, Germany, the Netherlands, … foodwatch: Toxic Mineral Oil in Food

Healthcare Without Harm: Sustainable Food Contact Materials

In our latest publication, Sustainable food contact materials in the European healthcare sector, we have gathered information on the health and environmental risks of commonly used FCMs, including plastics, paper, board, and bio-based materials. We also assess the regulatory shortcomings that enable these risks, and provide recommendations for healthcare food services and policy makers to reduce them.

Arnika/CHEM Trust/HEAL: Throwaway Packaging, Forever Chemicals

This report is based on a European study, carried out by 8 civil society organisations, into the presence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in paper, board and moulded plant fibre disposable food packaging and tableware, sold in six European countries