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| Dec 2009: | FDA Modification of New Conditions of Use |
| Jul 2009: | China Publishes List of New Additives Authorized for Use in Food Packaging |
| May 2009: | Wyeth v. Levine – U.S. Supreme Court Rejects FDA Preemption in Pharmaceutical Cases |
| May 2009: | The New Import Declaration Requirement For Plants And Plant Products Under The Lacey Act |
| Apr 2009: | Responsibility in the 21st Century |
| Mar 2009: | FDA Completes Implementation of the Bioterrorism Act's Provisions |
| Feb 2009: | California's Green Chemistry Initiative: Impact and Update |
| Feb 2009: | Compliance Testing vs. Migration Testing: A Primer |
| Feb 2009: | What to expect with food safety in the Obama Administration |
| Oct 2008: | Canada's rush to judgement on BPA is too rash |
| Apr 2008: | The Regulation of Packaging by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau: An Added Level of Complexity |
| Mar 2008: | China Agrees to Work With U.S. to Improve Safety of Food Imports |
| Feb 2008: | Time To Get the Lead Out |
| Jan 2008: | Going Green with Packaging |
| Dec 2007: | European Commission to Extend Deadline for Closing Plastic Additives List |
| Dec 2007: | FTC Undertakes Review of Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims |
| Sep 2007: | Green Converting: Reduce & Comply |
| Jun 2007: | Key Aspects of Canada's Chemical Management Program and Challenge Program |
| Jun 2007: | European Commission publishes the 4th Amendment to the Plastics Directive |
| Oct 2006: | Some Thoughts on Funding FDA's Food Contact Notification Program |
| Sep 2006: | Updated Guidance Helps Food Packagers Determine Suitability Of Recycled Plastics |
| Aug 2006: | REACH Is Coming: Are You Ready? |
| May 2006: | California Adopts New Rule on Methods of Detection as a Defense in Prop. 65 Enforcement Actions |
| Feb 2006: | The Food Contact Notification Story |
| Dec 2005: | Packaging 2006: What's Ahead? |
| Nov 2005: | Industrial Chemical Control Law in the Peoples Republic of China |
| Jun 2005: | C-TPAT — Are Your Imports Ready for the Green Lane? |
| Jun 2005: | What Is a Certificate of Export and When Do I Need One? |
| Jun 2005: | FDA's Prior Notice Requirement for Imports |
| Mar 2005: | Product Liability Issues in Packaging |
| Mar 2005: | Packaging with "Play" Value |
| Mar 2005: | FDA and CPSC Delineate Responsibilities |
| Mar 2005: | CPSC and European Commission Framework for Cooperation |
| Jan 2005: | European Commission Releases New Draft of the Super Regulation for Food Contact Plastics |
| Jan 2005: | EU Finalizes Framework Regulation on Food Contact Materials |
| Jan 2005: | Food Packaging Regulation in the Enlarged Europe |
| Jan 2005: | Use of Mutual Recognition to Market Food Contact Materials in the Enlarged Europe |
| Nov 2004: | Update of Regulation of Food Packaging in the Pacific Rim |
| Nov 2004: | Regulation of Food Contact Materials in Japan |
| Nov 2004: | Milk Product Packaging in Japan |
| Sep 2004: | A Brief History of Bioterrorism Legislation |
| Sep 2004: | FDA's Bioterrorism Regulations: Food Contact Substances Are Exempt, Aren't They? |
| Jul 2004: | Toxics in Packaging Legislation at the State Level |
| Jul 2004: | OSHA Lowering Allowable Levels of Airborne Hexavalent Chromium |
| Jun 2004: | Demonstrating Compliance with the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive |
| Jun 2004: | European Commission Drafts Proposal On Recycled Plastic Materials Intended for Contact with Food |
| May 2004: | What is Best Approach to Obtain FDA Clearance for Food Contact Substances? |
| May 2004: | Proprietary Rights In a Food Contact Notification |
| May 2004: | Food and Drug Administration Presents Toxicology Update |
| Apr 2004: | Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) Applied to Food |
| Apr 2004: | FDA Takes Steps to Allow Qualified Health Claims on Labels |
| Apr 2004: | Nutritional Labeling of Dietary Supplements |
| Feb 2004: | Difficult Path to Harmonized EU Acceptance Criteria For Materials in Contact with Drinking Water |
| Jan 2004: | Paper and Paperboard: The Basics of Food Additive Regulations |
| Jan 2004: | Paper and Paperboard Regulation: Compliance Testing v. Migration Testing |
| Jan 2004: | Current Regulation of Paper in the European Union: No Harmonized Approach |
| Nov 2003: | Extended Producer Responsibility Laws Extend Their Reach: An Overview |
| Nov 2003: | California's Rigid Plastic Packaging Container Act: Strict Penalty Provisions |
| Nov 2003: | Manitoba and Ontario: Alternative Approaches to Recycling and Funding |
| Nov 2003: | Survey: State Bottle Deposit Laws |
| Nov 2003: | Plastics Container Recycling in Oregon: A Success, But for How Long? |
| Sep 2003: | FDA Regulation of Pet Food Packaging: Same Rules Apply |
| Sep 2003: | Suitable Purity for the Intended Use: Pet Food Packaging Versus Human Food Packaging |
| Sep 2003: | EU Regulation of Pet Food Packaging |
| Jul 2003: | FDA Lacks Authority to Extend Bioterrorism Regulations to Food Packaging Industry |
| Mar 2003: | Medical Devices and Packaging: Not Such Strange Bedfellows |
| Mar 2003: | Limiting Liability of Medical Device Materials Suppliers |
| Mar 2003: | The Use of Color in Medical Devices: FDA's Regulatory Authority Is Less Than Crystal Clear |
| Feb 2003: | Keeping Secrets: Laws Protecting Confidential Business Information Are Open to Interpretation |
| Feb 2003: | Disagreements Over Disclosability: FDA Should Contact FCN Submitters Before Releasing Information Claimed as Confidential |
| Jan 2003: | SCF Releases Opinion Regarding Fatty Food Consumption Correction Factors |
| Dec 2002: | The GRAS Concept: An Element of Flexibility in FDA Regulation of Food Packaging |
| Dec 2002: | GRAS Notification Procedure: Will It Work for Food-Contact Substances? |
| Dec 2002: | Low Dietary Exposure: Basis for a Determination That a Substance Is GRAS |
| Dec 2002: | EU Authorities Continue Efforts to Develop Regulatory System for Active and Intelligent Packaging |
| Nov 2002: | What's Under the Coat of Section 175.300? |
| Nov 2002: | Initiating a Regulatory 'Cure' for UV/EB Processed Food-Contact Coatings |
| Oct 2002: | The Regulation of Food Packaging In the Pacific Rim: An Overview |
| Oct 2002: | Japan's Food-Packaging Regulations: Industry Takes Meaningful Role |
| Oct 2002: | Food-Packaging Regulations Down Under: Change on the Horizon |
| Sep 2002: | Excessive Precaution Threatens Food Consumers, Foreign Trade |
| Sep 2002: | The Precautionary Principle: Amorphous Concept Proves Difficult to Define |
| Sep 2002: | Bush Administration Says 'Proceed With Caution on Precaution' |
| Sep 2002: | The Precautionary Principle vs. Principled Precaution: What Role Does Science Play? |
| Jul 2002: | Packaging and Environmental Legislation in the United States: An Overview |
| Jul 2002: | TSCA: Italian Opera or EPA Regulation? |
| Jul 2002: | Comment: Assessment of Environmental Impact Has No Place in FDA's Food-Contact Clearance Process |
| Jun 2002: | Active and Intelligent Packaging: A U.S. and EU Perspective |
| Jun 2002: | Technical Considerations in the Regulation of Active Packaging in the U.S. |
| Jun 2002: | Evaluating Safety, Effectiveness, Economic-Environmental Impact and Consumer Acceptance of Active and Intelligent Packaging |
| May 2002: | California's Proposition 65: A Regulatory Conundrum |
| May 2002: | Assessing Compliance with Proposition 65 |
| May 2002: | California's Proposition 65: A Law in Flux |
| Apr 2002: | FDA Regulation of Adhesives: Not Necessarily a Sticky Situation |
| Apr 2002: | The Regulation of Adhesives Used in Food-Contact Materials in the EU: Change Is in the Offing |
| Apr 2002: | Adhesives for Multilaminate Films: A Lesson in GMPs |
| Mar 2002: | Designing for Success: Points to Consider in Developing Migration Studies for Packaging Materials |
| Feb 2002: | Customer Assurance for Food Packaging Materials: Points to Consider |
| Feb 2002: | Beyond Food Packaging: Customer Assurance for Drugs, Medical Devices, Cosmetics, Tobacco, and Toys |
| Feb 2002: | Customer Assurance Tree for Food-Contact Materials |
| Jan 2002: | Approval of PVC for Packaging Distilled Liquors: Still Waiting After All These Years |
| Dec 2001: | The Regulation of Printing Inks in the United States |
| Dec 2001: | The Regulation of Printing Inks in the European Union |
| Dec 2001: | The Council of Europe Resolution on Printing Inks for Food Packaging: A Shaky Step Toward Harmonization |
| Nov 2001: | Plastics and Endocrine Disruption: A Tortuous History |
| Nov 2001: | EPA's Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program: A Status Report |
| Nov 2001: | Frequently Asked Questions About Endocrine Disruptors |
| Oct 2001: | The Use of Colorants in Packaging Applications: An Overview |
| Oct 2001: | The Regulation of Colorants in the European Union |
| Oct 2001: | The Pre-1958 List: Safe Haven for Colorants in Use Prior to Enactment of Food Additive Amendments |
| Oct 2001: | Colorants in Plastic Packaging: A Chronology |
| Sep 2001: | Voluntary, Third-Party Certification and Registration Programs Fill Void for Meat and Poultry Processors |
| Sep 2001: | Use of Additives in Drinking Water Is Subject to Third-Party Certification |
| Sep 2001: | What to do When Things Go Wrong: NSF Appeal Procedures for Product Certifications |
| Aug 2001: | Understanding Food-Packaging Regulation in Canada: A Different Approach |
| Aug 2001: | Regulating Drug Packaging in Canada: DMF System Has Notable Differences |
| Aug 2001: | Canadian Authorities Provide Update on Regulatory Issues of Interest to Packaging Producers |
| Jul 2001: | Few Packaging Materials Are Cleared for Use in Holding Food for Irradiation – But That's Not the Whole Story |
| Jul 2001: | Food Irradiation Labeling: The Controversy Continues |
| May 2001: | The Regulation of the Use of Antimicrobials in Food Packaging: A New Ball Game |
| May 2001: | New EPA Guidance on Articles Treated with Antimicrobial Pesticides Takes Effect |
| Apr 2001: | Child-Resistant Packaging Laws Take a Turn |
| Apr 2001: | Post-Approval Changes to Drug Packaging to Be Subject of FDA Guidance |
| Apr 2001: | Drug Packaging Materials: Surviving Scrutiny in the EU |
| Mar 2001: | Recyclability of New or Improved Food Packaging Materials May Raise Issues for FDA |
| Mar 2001: | Lack of EC Recycling Regulations Presents Special Challenges for Producers |
| Mar 2001: | Getting FDA Clearance For Your Recycling Process |