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The first publicly available database providing an overview of the chemicals that can be used in the processing of food contact materials and articles was released today, which suggests that more than 12,200 chemicals can be used in materials and articles coming in contact with food worldwide.
Highlights of the database include the following:
(*) Out of the 12,285 chemicals identified, 608 hold hazardous properties and are considered by researchers to be priorities for further assessment and/or substitution from use in food contact materials and articles.
(*) An additional 1,411 substances are also highlighted as being of concern, based on the analysis of predictive hazard data such as in silico modelling or literature analysis, and despite these not being covered by official hazard classifications at present time.
(*) For over a quarter of the substances identified in the database, no hazard information is available from the resources reviewed, suggesting a concerning safety data gap.
This scientific database illustrates the impressive work that independent scientists have been carrying for years in an effort to better characterise the properties of the numerous chemicals at play in materials and articles coming in contact with our food, and their potential migration therein. In contrast, the regulatory pace has been too slow.
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