environment

Environmental groups have strengthened calls for thorough regulatory review of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in food contact materials (FCMs) after discovering that the US FDA cleared several PFASs for plastic food packaging manufacture in the past decade.

The NGOs’ findings – reached through a Freedom of Information Act (Foia) request – follow the detection of PFAS contamination in fluorinated polyethylene containers, which prompted EPA and FDA investigations and the latter’s warning against unauthorised fluorination. 

Le Point, a renowned French news magazine, joined forces with Statista, an independent data and business intelligence institute based in Germany, to publish a list of companies in France employing more than 500 people, and rank their efforts in the areas of Environment, Social and Governance.  Companies were awarded an overall score as well as individual scores for each category. These scores were calculated based on data from both public surveys and Statista’s 20 key indicators which included carbon emissions, the equal pay index and safety.

According to Cure, its partial depolymerisation process allows the removal of many impurities and the conversion of food grade PET to high-quality rPET, that can be used again for food and drink packaging. Following its commercialisation, CCEP will receive the majority of the output from a Cure -licensed, new-build plant. It will reportedly enable one continuous process on the same site, which can be less energy intensive than full depolymerisation and offers lower associated C02 emissions.