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industry and regulators taking steps to tackle mineral oil risk from packaging
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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. traces of mineral oil in food are thought to arise by their migration from the inks present both on the printed surface of the packaging and in recycled fibre, principally newspapers, used in the production of packaging. it emerged that a number of leading breakfast cereal companies, including kellogg and weetabix, are changing their packaging in a bid to limit consumer exposure to the mineral oils. the possible health threat from mineral oils in food packaging surfaced last year after a swiss study by dr koni grob found that almost three quarters of 119 food products from a german supermarket contained mineral oils levels exceeding the eu safe level of 0.6mg/kg by more than 10 times. while long term exposure to mineral oils has been linked to the chronic inflammation of various internal organs and cancer, consumers who eat balanced diets are not believed to be at risk, said grob. the uk food standards agency said yesterday it was “not aware of any firm evidence to suggest that there are food safety risks related to mineral oils in recycled food packaging” and said there was no need for immediate action. industry action cepi managing director teresa presas told foodproductiondaily.com that while there were no toxicological studies yet available paper and packaging players were taking the matter " very seriously”. “industry has been investigating this and we are doing everything we can about the issue,” she said. “eliminating the root cause is the most sustainable option and we have been in dialogue with stakeholders about the phasing out materials containing mineral oils by taking steps such the reformulation of inks” the cepi chief said packaging companies were committed to using mineral-oil free inks and, where possible, using recovered paper types with “minimum mineral oil content”. but presas cautioned that such changes in technology would take time. complex problem part of the difficulty in addressing the issue is that mineral oils enter the food supply via a variety of routes – with the problem not just confined to recycled cardboard . traces of the chemical have also been detected in virgin fibre and even in fresh, unpacked food. “mineral oil migration is complicated as it comes from a number of sources,” said presas. “it comes from the corrugated outer boxes used to transport food, secondary packaging, inks as well as recycled fibre.” one industry insider said that some food companies are unwilling to share the higher cost of mineral-oil free inks with packaging suppliers, which may also be discouraging, take up in some quarters. cepi said it had published voluntary standards for paper-based food contact materials to “minimise any incidents and to take corrective measures as science develops”. regulatory radar the matter is well and truly on europe’s regulatory radar with the uk fsa investigating the extent of the chemical’s presence in packaging. the issue is certain to be discussed at an industry workshop on non-plastic food contact materials host by the european food safety authority (efsa) being held today. the parma-based safety watchdog is due to deliver an opinion on mineral oils later in the year.
Source :foodqualitynews.com
Date :
9
March
2011
Category :
Impression And Package Service
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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.
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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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PEPSI
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Mcdonald
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Nestle
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Mars
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Baskin & Robins
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Nutrika
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Mumika
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Chika
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glaxosmithkline (gsk) has withdrawn one of its lucozade 