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On March 12, 2024, China's National Health Commission (NHC) published a batch of new Food Safety National Standards, including the GB 4806.15-2024 for adhesives used in food-contact materials and articles (“Adhesives Standard”). The authority spent almost 10 years to develop this new standard since it was included in the 2014 Plan for Food Safety National Standards. The Adhesives Standard will become effective on February 8, 2025.

On March 13, 2024, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced the next steps for its proposal to restrict per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) under REACH. ECHA published the proposal to restrict or ban most uses of PFAS, including in food-contact materials, on February 7, 2023, in response to a proposal from five European Union (EU) Member States (MSs).

The Draft European Commission Proposal May Significantly Impact Plastic Food-Contact Materials

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has launched a public consultation on an updated (draft) scientific guidance on criteria for evaluating and preparing post-consumer mechanical PET recycling process applications under

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that the Agency has updated its “List of Select Chemicals in the Food Supply Under FDA Review” to include more information about its post-market assessment of chemicals in the food supply.

The Grupo Mercado Común (GMC) of MERCOSUR (Mercado Común Del Sur or the “Common Market of the South”) approved GMC Res. 48/23, “Modification of GMC Resolution No. 46/06, MERCOSUR Technical Regulation on provisions for metal containers, coatings, utensils, lids and equipment in contact with food” on December 5, 2023. 

GMC Res. 48/23, previously known as Proposed draft resolution (P. Res.) No. 02/22 Rev. 1, includes the following amendments to GMC Res. 46/06:

Requirements for Resins for Use in Food-Contact Articles

If a post-consumer resin (PCR) is used to produce polyethylene (PE) resin for use in food-contact articles, what are the regulations/requirements...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently added three new substances to its Inventory of Effective Food Contact Substances (FCS) Notifications. The newly listed substances and the manufacturers are listed below.

The European Commission (EC) published a draft regulation on February 9, 2024, that would prohibit the use of bisphenol-A (BPA) in the manufacture of food-contact plastics, varnishes and coatings, printing inks, adhesives, ion-exchange resins, and rubber.