Food contact materials

Obanya and colleagues at the University of Portsmouth and Marine Conservation Society published a paper in May 2026 looking at PFAS contaminants in surface waters, effluents, sediments and coastal food webs off the Solent coastline in the UK. PFAS (per- and...

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) conducted a 12-week consultation on the proposed ban of bisphenol A (BPA) and its analogues in food contact materials (FCMs) across England and Wales that concluded in December 2025.Food Standards Scotland (FSS) undertook a parallel...

Recent reporting by The Guardian has highlighted elevated levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the blood of residents living in Bentham, North Yorkshire. PFAS, often referred to as “forever chemicals” due to their persistence, are used in a range of...

A study published in Scientific Reports investigated whether widely used environmental chemicals, bisphenol A (BPA), nonylphenol (NP) and octylphenol (OP), may be linked to breast cancer through their effects on biological pathways. These substances are classified as...

A study published in Food Chemistry investigated whether chemicals migrating from common food contact materials (FCMs), such as takeaway containers and coffee cups, may pose potential health concerns. Researchers analysed six products, including coffee-to-go cups and...