Following California’s passage of AB 418, which will ban the manufacture, sale, and distribution of food products that contain brominated vegetable oil, potassium bromate, propylparaben, and red dye #3 beginning in 2027, Illinois and New York have also introduced bills that would ban certain food ingredients.
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As of July 2020, cardboard and paper food contact material (FCM) containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) will be banned, unless the PFAS is separated from the food by a functional barrier to migration.
On June 2, 2020, China’s National Health Commission (NHC) approved seven new food-contact materials and ten new resins and approved expanded use for eight food-contact materials and three resins. The substances and specifications are listed below.
New Food-Contact Materials and Articles
On December 13, 2019, China’s National Health Commission (NHC) approved seven new food-contact substances and expanded use for nine food-contact substances.
The new substances approved for use in food-contact materials and articles, along with specifications and restrictions, are listed below.
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China's National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment (CFSA) has solicited comments on one new food-contact substance, expanded use for three food-contact materials and articles, and three new resins. The substances and specifications are listed below.
Food-Contact Materials and Articles with Expanded Use
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) accepted the European Commission’s (EC) mandate to re-evaluate styrene on October 15, 2019.
Denmark has notified the European Commission (EC) concerning its proposed ban of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in paper and cardboard food-contact materials (FCMs) unless the substances are prevented from migrating into food by a functional barrier. The draft notification proposes that paper and board FCMs not compliant with this new requirement, but that comply with the Framework Regulation (EC) No. 1935/2004 and were placed on the market before 1 July 2020, may still be placed on the market until exhaustion of existing stocks.
China's National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment (CFSA) solicited comments on five food-contact substances on October 15, 2019. The substances and specifications are listed below.