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.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently added four new substances to its Read more about FDA Adds Four New Substances to its Inventory of Effective FCS Notifications
Food and beverage cans with liners containing phenolic compounds and printing inks containing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) have been named as Read more about Washington Names Printing Inks and Food and Beverage Cans as Draft Priority Products
On January 14, 2020, California’s Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) hosted a workshop on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) Read more about California Holds Workshop on PFAS in Food Packaging
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) on December 4, 2019, to solicit public Read more about EPA Requests Public Input on Adding PFAS Chemicals to the Toxics Release Inventory
On December 4, 2019, Brazil’s National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) published Resolução Da Directoria Colegiada (RDC) No. 326, de 3 de Read more about Brazil Adopts Updated Positive List for Plastic FCMs
