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Common pathogens like Salmonella spp., Echerichia coli, Listeria monocytogenes and Campylobacter spp., traditionally associated with animal products, are increasingly entering the food chain through contaminated fruit and vegetable products.

Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) include a family of fluorine-containing polymers with high performance properties used to make materials oil, stain and water resistant.

Greenland recently amended its legislation on food contact materials and articles. The amendments are essentially similar to those already established in the European Union. The new law entered into force on 15 October 2013.

On 31 October 2013 the EU Commission harmonized the amendment on toy acoustic requirements EN 71-1:2011 +A2:2013 with a transitional period until 30 September 2014.

Genetically modified food, products and ingredients, are a contentious subject. Safety concerns persist amongst both consumers and some governmentsregarding the consumption of foodstuffs containing GMOs.

3-Monochloropropane-1,2-diol (3-MCPD) is a food processing contaminant classified as a possible carcinogen for which the tolerable daily intake (TDI) has been set at 2 µg/kg body weight (bw).

The new European Union (EU) Biocidal Products Regulation (EC) 528/2012 (BPR) (1) came into effect on 1 September 2013 (2).

The European standardization committee CEN published a revision of toy acoustic requirements in EN 71-1:2011 +A2:2013.

The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) has published the 13th edition of its Restricted Substances List (RSL) which covers apparel, footwear and home textiles.

Since the enactment of California Prop 65 in 1986, there have been numerous lawsuits which resulted in the reduction of carcinogenic and reprotoxic chemicals by reformulations of consumer products containing such chemicals (1).