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Letter to EU Commission President: Safety of food contact materials: 20 years of inaction on EU’s basic rules

The letter, signed by more than 50 organisations, expresses concern about the current state of the EU Food Contact Materials Regulation revision (EC 1935/2004) due to its significant delay.

The European Commission committed to updating these 20 year-old rules to better regulate harmful chemicals in food contact materials (FCMs) as part of the 2020 EU ‘Farm to Fork’ and ‘Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability’ initiatives. While new rules on recycled plastic in FCMs were introduced in 2022, the overall revision of the law is still pending.

Read the letter here

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