Breaking News on Food Processing & Packaging

Packaging ink migration ruling challenged

03-Mar-2009 - ThioXantone (ITX). Product recall Italy’s food safety regulators detected ITX in some batches of Nestle that Tetra Pak no longer uses the chemical ITX for its food packaging, and has switched to printing methods

Company claims UV technology eliminates ink migration

26-Oct-2007 - detected the curing chemical ITX in some batches of the Nestlé milk products, sparking a massive recall was produced by Sweden-based Tetra Pak. Tetra Pak then stopped using ITX in the packing ... curing, ITX, Nestle, Tetra Pak

EFSA gives the nod to 10 more packaging chemicals

10-Jan-2007 - , as there wasno EU-wide regulation setting limits on benign contact materials. The issue over ITX also ... EFSA, ITX, chemical

EU sets up food contact materials reference lab

08-Dec-2006 - -wide regulation setting limits on benign contact materials. The issue over ITX also highlighted

Benzophenone still migrating into foods, says UK regulator

16-Nov-2006 - in printing,isopropylthioxanthone (ITX), was found to have migrated into the product from the packaging. A materials. The issue over ITX also highlighted the uncertainty surrounding current legislation ... benzophenone, FSA, ITX

EU proposes fees for food safety authorisations

16-Nov-2006 - EFSA, ITX, fee

Draft law focuses on packaging contaminants

11-Sep-2006 - ITX, GMP, Nestlé

EU food safety notifications rise by 22 per cent

05-Jul-2006 - . During the year some of the bigger food safety incidents included the discovery of the chemical ITX

EU food safety body forges ahead on developing resources

30-Jun-2006 - in relation to BSE risk, and the discovery that the substances 2-isopropyl thioxanthone (ITX) and 2-ethylhexyl

Safety alerts include reports on Sudan 1, arsenic, benzene and ITX

19-Apr-2006 - Safety alerts include reports on Sudan 1, arsenic, benzene and ITX ... lithium in a food supplement from Malta. Isopropyl thioxanthone (ITX) was reported as migrating finding ITX in a nutridrink from the Netherlands. Italy has been the main reporter of ITX, a packaging ... alerts, Sudan 1, ITX

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The challenges of implementing EC food law in Italy

08-Aug-2006 - to inform the competent authority. As was seen in the case of Nestle and the packaging ink ITX risk. However in this, despite all the controversy, the EFSA found ITX presented a low health concern

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