Keller and Heckman’s international packaging practice keeps abreast of developments in worldwide packaging and packaging material regulations. News items of particular interest to our packaging audience can be found in this section.
Belgium recently notified the European Commission (EC) of its draft Royal Order on the marketing of substances manufactured to nano-particle scale Read more about Belgium Notified Draft Royal Order on Nano-Substances to the EC
The California Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) now provides information on the status Read more about OEHHA to Identify Chemicals Being Considered for California's Prop. 65 List under Authoritative Bodies Mechanism
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) lowered estimates for human exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) from those previously adopted in 2006, in a Read more about Exposure to BPA Lower than Previously Estimated Says EFSA
Recently, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) made available a new standardized form to facilitate the submission of Generally Recognized Read more about FDA Issues New Form to Facilitate Submission of GRAS Notifications
The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia upheld the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Read more about U.S. District Court upholds SEC Conflict Minerals Rule