June 16, 2015
The European Commission (EC) has notified the World Trade Organisation (WTO) of its intent to revise EU Regulation (EU) No. 10/2011 for plastic materials and articles that come in contact with food.
Revisions include:
- The addition of substances to the list of approved substances, under Annex I, since they have been found to be safe for use by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA):
- dodecanoic acid, 12-amino-, polymer with ethene, 2,5-furandione, α-hydro-ω-hydroxypoly (oxy-1,2-ethanediyl) and 1-propene (FCM 871
- furan-2,5-dicarboxylic acid (FCM 1031
- 1,7-octadiene (FCM 1034
- perfluoro{acetic acid, 2-[(5-methoxy-1,3-dioxolan-4-yl)oxy]}, ammonium salt (FCM 1045
- ethylene glycol dipalmitate (FCM 1048
- n,n'-bis(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidinyl) Isophthalamide (FCM 1051
- 2,4,8,10-tetraoxaspiro[5.5] undecane-3,9-diethanol,β3,β3,β9,β9-tetramethyl- ('SPG') (FCM 1052
- fatty acids, C16–18 saturated, esters with dipentaerythritol (FCM 1053
- Proposal of new migration limits for oligomers related to three substances and requirement that methods to detect these oligomers are publicly available before the substances can be used
- Further clarification on the scope of the Regulation with regard to rubber food contact materials
- New migration limits for aluminum, nickel and zinc
Proposed date of adoption is December, 2015.
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