European Union | Proposed EU Regulation Update on Food Contact Plastics: Enhancements to Recycling and Manufacturing Standards

Title of document
Draft Commission Regulation amending Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food and amending Regulation (EC) No 2023/2006 on good manufacturing practice for materials and articles intended to come into contact with food as regards recycled plastic and other matters related to quality control and manufacturing of plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food

Description
This Regulation aims to increase quality control under Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 on plastic food contact materials and articles (FCMs) by:ensuring alignment with Regulation (EU) 2022/1616 on recycled plastics and Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 on biocidal products;introducing purity requirements for substances obtained from waste and natural materials; andadapting migration testing of multi-layer materials and repeat testing.It also adds quality control rules to Regulation (EC) No 2023/2006 on good manufacturing practice.

Notifying member: European Union

Notification: G/TBT/N/EU/1056

Objective tag
Protection of human health or safety (TBT)

Documents

• 24_02483_00_e.pdf
• 24_02483_01_e.pdf