The European Commission (EC) released a proposed directive on single-use plastics on May 28, 2018, as part of its transition to a more circular economy for plastics.
The European Commission (EC) is preparing a legislative proposal for a Directive on the reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment. This follows other waste management measures taken in the European Union. These include a 50% recycling target for plastic packaging waste by 2025 and 55% by 2030, and the goal to ensure that all plastic packaging is either reusable or recyclable by 2030. (See the PackagingLaw.com article, Europe Adopts Strategy for Plastics, for more information.)
The Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) has determined that the total intake of Bisphenol A (BPA) via food in the Netherlands is very limited.
Are polyvinyl chloride (PVC) films and PVC packaging either fully or partially prohibited in some European Union countries?
Keller and Heckman Partner Rachida Semail will speak on harmonized materials at the 2018 Trends in the Field of European Food Packaging Lecture. There will also be presentations on the European Commission’s roadmap on the regulation of food-contact materials and other current development in European Legislation on food-contact materials.
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Keller and Heckman Partner Rachida Semail and Scientist Rob Veraart will be giving presentations at the NIAS and Mineral Oils: Regulatory Affairs Conference, which will take place at the Charles Hotel in Munich, Germany, March 28-29, 2018. Ms. Semail will speak on the current regulatory situation of mineral oils; while Dr. Veraart will speak on the Determination of NIAS from food processing equipment.
The European Union (EU) was the only jurisdiction to submit comments on India’s Draft Food Safety and Standards (Packaging) Regulations, 2017 by the January 5, 2018 deadline. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) notified the Draft Regulations to the World Trade Organization (WTO) on November 6, 2017.
The European Union published a regulation in the Official Journal on February 14, 2018, that further restrict the use of bisphenol A (BPA) in certain food-contact materials.
The European Parliament (EP) published a briefing paper on February 1, 2018, which summarizes the discussion on bisphenol A (BPA) during the January 11, 2018 meeting of the EP’s Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI). At that meeting, ENVI rejected a draft motion to oppose the adoption of a draft EU Regulation on the use of BPA in food-contact materials because it did not go far enough to ensure a high level of protection.
The European Union (EU) has adopted a strategy on plastics that is part of its transition towards a more circular economy. The strategy calls for all plastic packaging on the EU market to be either reusable or recyclable in a cost-effective manner by 2030. It also aims to reduce the consumption of single-use plastics and restrict the intentional use of microplastics.