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German BfR warns over potential health risks posed by bamboo cups and tableware

BRUSSELS, Dec. 5, 2019 (PPI Europe) -The German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) has raised concerns over the potential health risks posed by food contact materials (FCMs) made of melamine-formaldehyde resin (MFH).

Lenzing announces vision of net-zero CO2 emissions as its sustainability target by 2050

• LENZING, Austria, Dec. 5, 2019 (Press Release) -
• Carbon reduction target confirmed by Science Based Targets initiative
• Reduction of specific CO2 emissions by 50 percent until 2030

Australian university researchers - Packaging made from banana plants ‘an a-peeling alternative’ to plastic

SYDNEY, Nov. 29, 2019 (Press Release) -Two researchers at UNSW Sydney have discovered a novel way to turn banana plantation waste into packaging material that is not only biodegradable, but also recyclable.