Extractors and packaging companies must demonstrate safety, purity, and migration limits through the Food Contact Notification (FCN) process. The growing interest in plant-based films and coatings has ...

But it also suggests some strategies to minimize our impact from them. There are 12,000 “food contact chemicals” (FCC) that aren’t ingredients in processed foods, but that touch them at some point ...

Food contact chemicals (FCCs) and (over‐)consumption of ultra‐processed foods (UPFs) are an overlooked contributor to public health concerns, despite links to various non‐communicable ...

In the US, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) offers the Food Contact Notification (FCN) pathway, a preferred route due to its two key advantages: proprietary approval and a relatively fast ...

In the US, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) offers the Food Contact Notification (FCN) pathway, a preferred route due to its two key advantages: proprietary approval and a relatively fast ...