Food Packaging Forum updates database on migrating food contact materials

The Food Packaging Forum updates their Database on Migrating and Extractable Food Contact Chemicals (FCCmigex), identifying 1,060 new chemicals present in or migrating from food packaging and other food contact articles. The database now includes 5,294 chemicals (a 20% increase since 2023), and over 35,500 database entries (a 30% increase).

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Sarah Howard
Sarah Howard
Howard is the Program Manager at Healthy Environment and Endocrine Disruptor Strategies (HEEDS), a program of Environmental Health Sciences.

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