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Malaysia has notified the World Trade Organizations of a proposed Draft New Regulation 27B, Food Regulations 1985 (Plastic materials and articles). The draft regulation establishes maximum levels of migration from plastic materials and articles to food of certain metals, as well as provides specific migration limits for a number of other substances used in plastic materials and articles, including acrylonitrile, vinyl chloride, formaldehyde, and others.
The Fifth Amendment to the Plastics Regulation, (EU) No. 2015/174, was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on February 6 and will enter into force on February 26.
The plastics industry and drug manufacturers have challenged India's proposed ban on the use of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) containers for primary drug packaging of liquid oral formulations for pediatric use, geriatric use, and for pregnant women and women of reproductive age.
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has determined that the use of silanated silicon dioxide, which contains synthetic amorphous silicon dioxide in nanoform, does not raise a safety concern when used as an additive in all types of plastics. EFSA's Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes, Flavourings and Processing Aids (CEF) was asked by the European Commission to re-evaluate the substance since the EU Plastics Regulations Regulation 10/2011 requires that all food-contact materials in nanoform be specifically approved.
The European Union (EU) released a 45-page document, titled, Union Guidelines on Regulation (EU) 10/2011 on plastic materials and article intended to come into contact with food, on February 21, 2014.
This Guidance document covers general aspects of the Plastics Regulation, including: