New York State Prohibits PFAS Substances in Plant Fiber Based Food Packaging

New York State has signed into law a prohibition on adding perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS substances) to some food packaging materials and articles.

The governor signed into law S8817 (companion A4739-C) on December 2, 2020. It amends the state’s Environmental Conservation Law and adds new § 37-0209 to prohibit PFAS substances in food packaging. The scope of the law covers food packaging made, predominantly, from paper, paperboard or other materials derived from plant fibers.

Definitions within the law include:

  • ‘Food Packaging’ – package or packaging component that is intended for direct food contact and is mainly comprised of paper, paperboard, or other materials originally derived from plant fibers
  • ‘PFAS substances’ – means ‘perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances’, a class of fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom
  • ‘Intentionally added’ chemical – means a chemical in a product that serves an intended function in the product component

PFAS substances are added to a wide variety of products to provide anti-stain, water, grease, oil and/or dirt repelling properties. In the context of food contact materials, they are known to be included in products such as fast-food containers, microwave popcorn bags, non-stick cookware, and paper wrappers for sandwiches and butter.

The new law will come into effect on December 31, 2022.

SGS Food Contact Material Services

SGS’s technical experts have extensive experience of testing materials and articles in contact with food. They can ensure that your products meet the appropriate regulations for food contact materials and pave the way for compliance. SGS offers the full range of testing, including migration tests, along with expert advice on emerging regulations, compliance issues and documentation review. Learn more about SGS’s Food Contact Material Services. 

 

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Switzerland Publishes Expanded List of Approved Substances for Food Contact Ink

Switzerland publishes a new positive list containing 5,343 substances that can be used for packaging ink under its food contact legislation.

RO 2020 4811 was published under Official Collection No. 149 of November 24, 2020, replacing Appendix 10 to RS 817.023.21. The new list contains 53 more substances than its predecessor.

Packaging inks are defined in the legislation as:

  • Mixtures of ink and printed varnishes to be printed on the surface of materials and articles that do not come into direct contact with food
  • Manufactured from substances such as binders, dyes, pigments, plasticizers, solvents and other additives
  • Layers of packaging ink which, in their finished state, are thin films or printing varnishes that are dried or hardened on the surface of materials and articles

The latest version of the list came into effect on December 1, 2020.

 

SGS Food Contact Material Services

SGS’s technical experts have extensive experience of testing materials and articles in contact with food. They can ensure that your products meet the appropriate regulations for food contact materials and pave the way for compliance. SGS offers the full range of testing, including migration tests, along with expert advice on emerging regulations, compliance issues and documentation review. Learn more about SGS’s Food Contact Material Services. 

 

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SGS is the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company. SGS is recognized as the global benchmark for quality and integrity. With more than 94,000 employees, SGS operates a network of over 2,600 offices and laboratories around the world.​​

DataListsGroup Globally Releases the CEO Email List to Expand Ideal Target Prospects

Houston, Texas, United States, 21 Dec 2020: DataListsGroup releases the early details of its new mailing list that features in the cross-platform title CEO Email List. The mailing list brings marketers together in the common cause of reaching c-level executives across the global markets. The features of the new CEO Mailing List include technology management executives and other decision-makers of the service provider and carrier companies worldwide.

Marketers can access more than four million-plus companies of all sizes, including a growing number of providers, rely on a CEO Email List from DataListsGroup.

The CEO is responsible for the overall success of a business entity or other organization and for making top-level managerial decisions. They may ask for input on major decisions, but they are the ultimate authority in making final decisions. There are other titles for CEOs, such as chief executive, president, and managing director.

This CEO Mailing List will help marketers build a strong communication channel and business network and to connect with CEOs from top companies.

The new features of the mailing list also include a detailed company profile database that holds the record of 52,820 contacts. Additionally, this company also helps target over 23 million executive contacts. This makes CEO Mailing List the perfect addition to DataListsGroup, particularly for organizations and firms looking to connect with c-level executives across US and global markets.

Allison Redmond, a chief executive officer, from a leading B2B, said, "The release of a CEO email list has fully streamlined for efficiency and reaching the c-level executives was a tremendous challenge for our team members. By acquiring the CEO mailing list from DataListsGroup for the first time gave us confidence. Compared with contemporary data providers, the demands in terms of efficiency and information of the modern-day data providers are on a very different level. Now we can approach the right database provider. We appreciate you’re working with us and for the unique services provided to us to simplify our marketing strategies with a quality mailing list. We will come back for more mailing in upcoming months."

Feedback from numerous businesses of the mailing release has been positive. For years now, the experts at DataListsGroup have been developing the most authentic and verified mailing list that allows industry professionals to reach their target audience.

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With existence for around a decade in the global markets, DataListsGroup seeks growth and value by implementing a variety of new strategies in the long term for its businesses and actively encouraging and supporting the marketers to develop their position in the industry or their geographies.

AverickMedia Introduced Highly Coveted Physicians Email List for Better results

Houston, Texas, United States of America [18th December 2020]: AverickMedia, the company that has been an industrial market expert when it came to the compilation of B2B industry database, has now released the brand new Physicians Email List. During the festive season, the company has taken over the opportunity to ease the efforts of businesses that are associated with healthcare and want to connect with physicians for their business purposes.

The Physicians email list was released to serve the needs of businesses striving to connect with physicians all around the United States. This new launch could connect healthcare marketers with AverickMedia, faster than ever before. The Physicians Email List contains over 80% of the entire physician's data in the USA. The physician email list brings to businesses the full names, site addresses, email addresses, mailing addresses, phone numbers, and fax numbers of physicians. The physicians database comes with the qualities of getting a higher ROI, increase sales, lower communication costs, and discovering probable communication channels that will suit your business.

Physicians hold the mid-point of every healthcare setting they are in. Physicians are on the rise, and they have been growing at 6% every year. It is above the average of any other profession. Though, the rise of physicians is higher than any other occupation in the industry. There is a shortage shortly because of the rising demand. The demand for physicians rises because of the coming of the grey wave, which means the baby boomers will be over 65 years of age, and physicians will hold the highest of importance in the healthcare industry.

The motive of the Physicians email list is to make sure businesses reach decision-making physicians in the industry. Businesses thrive on marketing and sales cycles once they have accomplished the part of connecting with their targeted audience in the industry. The physician email list reached the top of the market with the increased demand for connecting with physicians.

Lisa Reynolds, from leading Pharma, said, "It was about time that all our sales and marketing cycles were extending, just from the fact that it was the healthcare industry. The physician email list reduced the time our marketing time consumed with least of our efforts,"

About AverickMedia:

AverickMedia has been a world-known database provider for the past decade. Businesses find AverickMedia to be a trusted data-partner for all of their marketing needs. The company is also known to be the only transparent data provider with accurate and precise data. Along with its database services, the company is also a market leader in terms of advanced data management services.

Sphinx Adonis Events Announces New Jersey Operations as North America Headquarters

Sphinx Adonis Events International, a global specialist in managing groundbreaking & opening ceremonies, announced plans to establish North American headquarters at their existing operations in Middlesex County.

Middlesex, NJ., December 12, 2020 -- Sphinx Adonis Events International, a global specialist in managing groundbreaking & opening ceremonies, announced plans to establish North American headquarters at their existing operations in Middlesex County and launched their US website www.sphinxadonisworld.us. The company’s new operations are projected to create 5 new jobs by 2022. This announcement coincides the company’s 25 years of eventful journey.

Founded in 1995 in India, Sphinx serves some of the leading global organizations from offices across Asia, Middle East and the Asean countries, along with strategic representation in the European region and South America. Sphinx Adonis Events provides event consulting, architectural support, and digital expertise with end-to-end solutions to the aerospace, defense, heavy engineering, automotive, energy, manufacturing, warehousing, life sciences and medical equipment sectors. Sphinx is a leading services provider to organizations with international footprints, and actively engages with companies, governments and professionals across geographies and languages to deliver their requirements.

Located at 1 Beekman Road in Kendall Park, Sphinx’s new operations will provide expertise by catering to the needs of global companies investing mainly in the United States and other parts of the North American market. In the current Covid-19 scenario, Sphinx is offering virtual and hybrid event solutions for its clients.

Individuals interested in joining the Sphinx Adonis Events team should send their resumes to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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“Our specialization in a very niche sector differentiates us in this competitive events industry. Clients benefit from SPHINX’s multinational footprint and diverse perspectives to deliver programs to global audiences while tailoring them to the needs of regional populations.

We are excited to be here in New Jersey and look forward to support companies in their path of growth as they invest in and contribute to the local economy by way of Foreign Direct Investments, setting up manufacturing plants, distributions networks, warehouses, R&D centers across businesses and industry verticals. Our aim is to deliver value for money and establish a trusted partnership by making each transaction a memorable experience.”

–Sphinx Adonis Events International Inc. CEO Vikram Waghray

Contact:
Vikram Waghray
Sphinx Adonis Events International Inc
1, Beekman Rd,
Kendall Park, NJ 08824
+ 1 347 294 9118
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