Report Indicates Migration from Plastic Bottles

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APPOINTMENTS Germany New Director at FEVE FEVE, the European Container Glass Federation, Report indicates migration has announced the appointment of Fabrice Rivet as its Director for Environ- ment, Health and Safety. In from plastic bottles joining FEVE, Mr Rivet will strengthen the association’s A report recently published Breeding of New Zealand of the iceberg’ environmental and climate online claims that mud snails in water bottles in the sense change policies for glass contaminants found in made of glass and that plastic packaging, flaconnage and commercially available polyethylene terephthalate packaging tableware members. mineral water may partly (PET) resulted in an could be a originate from compounds increased reproductive major source of leaching from plastic output in PET bottles. The xenohormone packaging. report claims, therefore, that contamination The report, written by this ‘provides first evidence of many other Martin Wagner and Jörg that substances leaching consumables. It also Oehlmann of Johann from plastic food packaging emphasises that the purpose Wolfgang Goethe University materials act as functional of the study is to provide an in Frankfurt, Germany, is oestrogens in vivo (within insight into potential based on a study analysing living things)’. exposure to endocrine Fabrice Rivet. bottled mineral water with The report indicates in its disrupting chemicals (EDCs) the human oestrogen conclusions that the findings due to unexpected sources of Berliner Glas Head receptor alpha. may have identified ‘the tip contamination. German technical glass manufacturer Berliner Glas has appointed Ulrich Egypt Belgium Kriems as Head of its Monitor & Mobile business segment. Mr Kriems has Emhart strengthens Consumers been with the company for 17 years and has long- back recycling standing experience in the Middle East ties sale and production of A survey of 6200 consumers technical glasses. in 12 European countries has found that 86% of O-I Europe President consumers claim to recycle Worldwide container their glass and more than manufacturer Owens-Illinois 80% think that not enough (O-I) has named Jose Lorente attention is paid to as the new President of O-I household waste. Europe. Mr Lorente succeeds Results of the survey, Jean-Marc Arrambourg and which was conducted for most recently served as President of O-I’s Latin FEVE, the European American region. Container Glass Federation, “Jose’s expertise and were published at the Anuga international experience will An event in Cairo allowed Emhart Glass to meet with its Egyptian customers, Trade Fair in Cologne, be an asset to the European which include Middle East Glass, Wadi Glass and Misr Glass Manufacturing. Germany. team,” said the company’s Findings also indicated President of Global Glass An event hosted by President Glass’ Egyptian customers that 57% of consumers pay Operations, Rich Crawford, to of Emhart Glass, Martin and discuss future projects, attention to the environ- whom Mr Lorente will report. Jetter, brought together key as well as show its support mental friendliness of representatives of Egyptian and co-operation. The packaging material when glass manufacturers and company reports that Egypt buying groceries, while 77% enabled the Swiss supplier to is one of its ‘most important believe that more could be strengthen the relationship markets in the Middle East’. done by the media on the with one of its strongest Attendees included senior concept of recycling. markets. members of Middle East Meanwhile, FEVE has The dinner, which was Glass, National Glass, Misr launched a public awareness held in Cairo, Egypt at the Glass Manufacturing, Arab campaign, ‘Friends of Glass’ – end of 2008, allowed Mr Pharmaceutical Glass, Wadi an initiative to increase Euro- www.glassmediaonline.com Jose Lorente. Jetter to meet with Emhart Glass and Kandil Glass. pean glass recycling rates. 8 Glass International April 2009