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The National Health Commission of China is consulting on proposed modification to the country’s main standard regulating food contact materials (FCMs), GB 9685-2016. GB 9685-2016, Standard for the Use of Additives in Food Contact Materials, contain

On 6 March 2023, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) published a draft of its latest revised positive list for food contact materials (FCMs) which includes substances for listing requested by companies, and revised use requirement

China’s National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment (CFSA) has called for industry feedback on draft national safety standard on food contact materials to include more polymers and food ingredients.   The current enforcing standard for foo

The National Health Commission of China published a notification which approved 2 substances to be categorized as new food materials, 6 substances to be categorized as new food contact materials (FCM), and 6 substances to be categorized as food relat

On 5 May 2023 the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) requested additional evidence regarding the potential migration of plasticisers from food contact materials (FCMs). Stakeholders and interested parties can submit their information until 30 June

The "Chemicals in Plastics: A Technical Report" released by the UN on 3 May 2023, attempts to educate the world's population on the frequently disregarded chemical-related problems associated with plastic pollution, including their detrimental effect

On 18 May 2023 the Indian Standards Bureau (BIS) published a draft revised standard regarding polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles for packaging of edible oils. PET, a plastic resin formed by poly-condensation reaction of ethylene glycol with eit

The National Health Commission of China (NHC) published notifications for 2023 food safety related national standards legislation plan and 2024 food safety related national standards legislation suggestion.  The 2023 national standards legislatio

The National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment of China (CFSA) published a notification to solicit public opinions on four food related products, including expanding the use scope of two food contact materials (FCM), one new origin of FCM and on

On 14 July 2023, the European Commission adopted an amendment (Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/1464) to the REACH Regulation which introduces maximum emission limit for formaldehyde in a variety of consumer products. Formaldehyde is mostly used in

On 11 August 2023 the European Commission published an amendment, Regulation (EU) 2023/1627, to Annex I of Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 (the Food Contact Plastics Regulation) in the Official Journal of the European Union. The amendment grants autho

On 17 August 2023, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) published a Draft Indian Standard with the title Plastic Feeding and Drinking Containers Accessories and Cutleries for Infant and Child Use Specification. This is a new Draft Indian Standard whi

The trade bloc of South America (Mercosur) has released a preliminary regulatory proposal aimed at modernizing the roster of permissible additives for food contact materials. Should the proposal gain approval, it would result in an update to tech

On January 6, 2025, the U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a draft risk evaluation for dicyclohexyl phthalate (DCHP) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for public comment. Alongside this, EPA published technical support doc

On January 3, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its final risk evaluation for diisodecyl phthalate (DIDP), concluding that it poses an unreasonable risk to human health, particularly to unprotected female workers of reprod

ANVISA in Brazil has approved its regulatory agenda for the upcoming year, outlining plans to review and potentially revise multiple of existing standards. ANVISA intends to address over 170 items across different product categories, including cosm

 On 2 February 2024, the Ministry of Health of Ukraine notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) that Order No 2104 ‘On Approval of Special Requirements for Plastic Materials and Articles Intended to Come into Contact with Foodstuffs’ was adop

Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) has taken a significant step towards improving transparency and accessibility by releasing an English version of its positive list of substances assessed for safety in food contact materials (FCMs

In its continuous efforts to ensure the safety of food contact materials and promote sustainability in the industry, the Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (Anvisa) recently published the 6th edition of its "Questions and Answers" document. This upda

On 3 January 2024, the National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment of China (CFSA) published a notification to consult public opinions on four food contact materials (FCMs), following approval by its expert review. The FCMs are two new additi