Pick packaging carefully to thwart carcinogenic mineral oils, says BDSI

By Oliver Nieburg

04-Feb-2014 Last updated on 18-Mar-2017 at 10:49 GMT

The Association of Germany Confectionery Industry (BDSI) has urged the industry to choose plastic packaging that provides a protective barrier against carcinogenic mineral oils.

Advent calendar chocolates safe, says BDSI

28-Nov-2012

By Oliver Nieburg

The German Confectionery Association (BDSI) has said that chocolates in advent calendars pose no health risk after a consumer group linked products to ‘cancerous’ mineral oils.

Advent calendar chocolates present cancer risk, says consumer group

28-Nov-2012

By Oliver Nieburg

Potentially cancerous mineral oils have been found in advent calendar chocolates including ones from Nestlé, Mondelez and Lindt, leading a consumer group to call for manufacturers and packaging firms to change packaging inks and machine lubricants.

Mineral oil exposure in packaging and food possible cause for concern, says EFSA

07-Jun-2012

Exposure to mineral oil hydrocarbons (MOH) via packaging and some foods may pose a human health hazard, said the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) - as it called for an overhaul of acceptable daily intake (ADI) levels and suggested a raft of new...