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food companies changing packaging on mineral oil migration risk
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major food manufacturers are revamping their packaging amid concerns over the long term health hazards posed by mineral oils leaching from recycled cardboard into foods. weetabix, kellogg and jordans have all taken steps to change to packaging that does not contain mineral oils , according a report from the bbc. the confederation of european paper industries (cepi) said steps were already being taken to address the issue and that the industry regarded it seriously. the paper and board sectors were investigating ways to phase out materials containing mineral oils, cepi managing director teresa presas told foodproductiondaily.com an opinion from the european food safety authority on the matter is also due out later this year. study the possible health threat from mineral oils - that come from inks and chemicals used in newspaper production - surfaced last year in the wake of the publication of a swiss study. the research by dr koni grob at a government-run food safety laboratory in zurich found that three quarters of 119 food products from a german supermarket contained mineral oils. of these, most exceeded the european union safe limit of 0.6mg per kilogram by more than 10 times. but products left on the shelves for longer periods could eventually exceed the limits by up to 100 times, he estimated. mineral oils were also found to penetrate inner some inner linings. long term exposure to mineral oils has been linked to the chronic inflammation of various internal organs and cancer but consumers who eat balanced diets are not believed to be at risk, said grob. newspaper-free cardboard and kellogg's liners the food and packaging sectors are both taking steps to address the issue, with giants kellogg's and weetabix altering their packaging. “we are working with our suppliers on new packaging which allows us to meet our environmental commitments but will also contain significantly lower levels of mineral oil,” kellogg's told bbc radio. “ we are also looking at alternative inner liners for our packets.” weetabix said it uses 100 per cent recycled cardboard for environmental reasons but added it was “actively engaged with it packaging suppliers to consider alternative recycled packaging that does not contain recycled newspaper”. the company stressed: " our data... does indicate that none of our products pose a risk to consumer health". cereal company jordans denied it had changed its packaging as result of grob’s research but acknowledged that, like weetabix, it was seeking to source newspaper-free recycled board. “the latest research emerging from switzerland on the content of recycled board is relatively new and jordans did not change to use accredited board specifically in response to this issue,” a spokesman told foodproductiondaily.com. “however, we will be discussing improved supply of recycled board that avoids content from newspapers with the industry and our suppliers.” the uk food standards agency (fsa) said it was “ not aware of any firm evidence to suggest that there are food safety risks related to mineral oils in recycled food packaging” . it said the research was interesting but incomplete. “manufacturers are responsible for ensuring the food they produce is safe, and some have chosen to review their use of recycled packaging,” added the fsa spokesman. “the agency continues to review evidence in this area and will act to protect consumers if the evidence shows it is necessary to do so.”
Source :foodqualitynews.com
Date :
8
March
2011
Category :
Impression And Package Service
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the paper and packaging industries are taking a hands-on role in exploring ways to curb the presence of mineral oils in the manufacture of their products, said a leading trade body. cepi managing director teresa presas the confederation of european paper industries (cepi) outlined the complex nature of the problem - and what it is doing to address the issue - in the wake of intense media speculation yesterday over the potential health threat from the toxic substance leaching from packaging.
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campylobacter has been detected on the external packaging of 40 per cent of fresh chickens on sale in shops across one major uk city, a study has found. the report from birmingham city council urged meat processors to use stronger packaging , called on supermarkets to employ better display techniques and suggested a public awareness campaign in a bid to cut the risk of cross-contamination of the foodbourne bacteria from external packing.
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liberal democrat peer lord clement-jones has called on the department of health to explain how spending £322,000 of taxpayers\' money on a study addressing consumer concerns over aspartame represents value for money at a time when budgets are so stretched. clement-jones: value for money the study - commissioned by the food standards agency last year - is not testing the safety of aspartame, \"which has already been established\", but is designed to address \"anecdotal reports\" from consumers claiming to have had adverse reactions to the high intensity sweetener (stomach aches and headaches).
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the european food safety authority (efsa) has reaffirmed the safety of monsanto's genetically modified (gm) gt73 oilseed rape, stating that it is unlikely to have a detrimental effect on human or animal health or the environment when used for food and feed uses. efsa was asked by the european commission to assess the impact on human and animal health as well as the environment from the renewal of two applications covering the continued marketing of existing food produced from oilseed rape gt73 (refined oil and food additives) and existing feed materials and feed additives produced from it.
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three judges will consider an appeal against a high court ruling over the rights to call aspartame a “nasty” early next year. ajinomoto – the world’s leading supplier of the sweetener – took legal action against asda in 2008 to challenge its use of the word ‘nasty’ to describe aspartame. asda has also banned the use of aspartame in its own-label range. however, while high court judge mr justice tugendhat (in july this year) agreed that aspartame was not unsafe, he concluded that calling it ‘nasty’ did not amount to malicious falsehood.
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mars says it will continue to reformulate its products to remove artificial colours, additives and saturated fats where feasible, as it launches a new advertising campaign to play up its ingredient commitments. a company spokesperson told confectionerynews.com that while it had been focusing on promoting reformulation since 2006, research and development into additives was ongoing, particularly in the field of saturated fats.
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the biggest trend in the uk market in recent years has been for manufacturers and retailers to reduce the use of additives, as well as replacing additives used with non-artificial alternatives, says the food and drink federation (fdf). the fdf made the statement in response to a comment, "hooked on es", published across decision news media sites on 10 september.
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australia\'s food watchdog on monday recalled and stopped imports of another soy sauce with a high level of a cancer-causing chemical - the 17th asian-made soy sauce product withdrawn from australian stores in the past nine months. the australia new zealand food authority (anzfa) said a king brand \"new soy sauce\" imported from vietnam was found to contain unacceptably high levels of a chloropropanol called 3-mcpd - 200 times higher than the level deemed to be safe.
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Coca.Cola
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glaxosmithkline (gsk) has withdrawn one of its lucozade 