Tag: packaging
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NRC Report Classifies Styrene as “Reasonably Anticipated Human Carcinogen”
Directed by Congress to conduct an independent review of the styrene assessment in the National Toxicology Program’s (NTP’s) 12th Report on Carcinogens (12th RoC), the National Academies National Research Council (NRC) recently issued a report concurring that there is “compelling evidence… to support a listing of styrene as, at a minimum, reasonably anticipated to be…
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Heinz “Dip & Squeeze” Case Revived by Third Circuit
The Third Circuit has reversed a Michigan district court’s dismissal in a case alleging that H.J. Heinz Co. stole the idea for the “Dip & Squeeze” ketchup packet from plaintiff David Wawrzynski, an inventor who had proposed the idea to the company in 2008. Wawrzynski v. H.J. Heinz Co., No. 13-4100 (3d Cir., order entered…
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Nutrition Standards to Be Implemented for Food, Beverages Sold on D.C. Government Property
The District of Columbia City Council this week overrode Mayor Vincent Gray’s veto of the 2015 budget, which includes a directive for the issuance of “healthy food and beverage standards” for vending machine and other concession offerings sold or served on District government property. Encouraging fare that includes fruits, vegetables and other offerings low in…
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Study Identifies 175 “Chemicals of Concern” in Food Contact Materials
A study published this week by researchers associated with the Zurich, Switzerland-based Food Packaging Forum has sounded the alarm about the number of allegedly hazardous substances contained in food packaging or those that may contaminate food during production, processing, storage and transportation. Birgit Geueke, et al., “Food contact substances and chemicals of concern: a comparison…
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FSANZ IDs Exposures to Acrylamide and Aluminum
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has issued the first phase of its Australian Total Diet Study (ATDS), which analyzed chemicals in Australian foods and beverages and concludes that acrylamide and aluminum levels are lower than or consistent with those found in similar foods in other countries. Still, FSANZ CEO Steve McCutcheon said that it…
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Chicago Prohibits Plastic Bags at Retail Chains
The Chicago City Council has reportedly passed, 36-10, a ban on plastic bags at chain stores (i.e., at least three locations with the same owner) beginning in August 2015 for those larger than 10,000 square feet and August 2016 for smaller establishments. The prohibition follows several months of debate on the measure, with environmental advocates…
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Florida Beer Consumer Claims AB Misleads About Origin of Beck’s Beer
A Florida resident has filed a complaint on behalf of a putative class against Anheuser-Busch Cos. (AB), claiming that since the company began producing Beck’s Beer in the United States in 2012, it has misled consumers into believing that the product is still imported from Germany where it was made with quality ingredients for more…
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USDA Issues Final Rule on Food Container Standards
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has issued a final rule, effective Oct. 17, 2013, amending regulations governing the standards for the condition of food containers. According to the agency, revising existing tables, removing operating characteristic curves and updating language in the standards will render them applicable to most types of…