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UIN 18442

Food: Packaging

answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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21 February 2020

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26 February 2020 · Answer

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26 February 2020

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the (a) level of per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances in paper and cardboard food packaging and (b) potential effect of those substances on (i

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  1. 21 February 2020

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the (a) level of per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances in paper and cardboard food packaging and (b) potential effect of those substances on (i

    Source: Commons

  2. 26 February 2020

    Answer

    Whilst fluorinated compounds from food contact materials such as paper and board have not raised specific safety concerns to date, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) regularly reviews new information on this subject. The European Food Safety Authority has ju...

    Source: Written answer

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