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21.05.2008 TOY MARKET  EU commissioner Kuneva targets voluntary safety pact with manufacturers

22.04.2008 SANDRETTO  European Commission launches investigation into machinery manufacturer / Italy allegedly exceeded state aid period

21.04.2008 PLASTICS AND HEALTH  Canadian government proposes to ban bisphenol A in baby bottles / “Better to be safe than sorry,” minister says / Eastman could profit from sports bottle switch

18.04.2008 PLASTICS AND HEALTH  Latest North American bisphenol A studies trigger consumer panic / “Some” concern about low-dose effects, but “no clear evidence"

28.03.2008 PLASTIC PACKAGING  Strong reaction to UK government bag charge proposals / PAFA and CBC claim a “U-turn”

21.02.2008 TOY MARKET  US retailers to phase out phthalates / Industry association approves new safety testing system

19.02.2008 PLASTICS PACKAGING RECYCLING  New packaging recovery and recycling targets for the UK / Steady year-on-year increase

08.02.2008 TOY MARKET  European Commission presents new draft directive on toy safety / Target is banning toxic substances

04.02.2008 INEOS  EU approval for takeover of Kerling / PVC markets more open than thought

09.01.2008 FLAME RETARDANTS  EU risk review confirms safety of products containing brominated deca-BDE / Basis for REACH registration

08.01.2008 PACKAGING REGULATIONS IN EUROPE  Europen: New recycling targets in UK / Packaging association established in Bosnia Herzegovina / French President backs action on waste / German Packaging Ordinance revision / Hungary fails to respond to EC amendment

04.01.2008 PLASTIC PACKAGING  France lifts ban on conventional plastics / Victory for competition in the EU

03.01.2008 ENVIRONMENT  Retailing giant Sears to phase out PVC use

18.12.2007 ASSOCIATIONS  US polyurethane foam makers adopt environmental standard based on Europe's “CertiPUR”

30.10.2007 PACKAGING REGULATIONS IN EUROPE  Europen: Dutch to introduce carbon-based packaging tax / Belgium condemned by European Court of Justice / Germans revision of Packaging Ordinance delayed / Higher plastics bag levy in Ireland / New bulletin highlights progress on regulation

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