New EU chemicals strategy promises a more protective approach to regulating chemicals in food contact materials

On 14th October the European Commission published a new Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability (CSS) as part of the delivery of the EU’s zero pollution ambition in the European Green Deal. The strategy announces a range of actions that will better protect health and the environment from harmful chemicals, including plans to ban some of the most harmful chemicals in consumer products, including in food contact materials (FCM) such as packaging.

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