2016 Analysis of Chinese food contact articles notified on the EU market
27 February 2017 FCMs, Chinese, notification, recall, EU
The European Commission validated 134 notifications as regards food contact materials in 2016. It is noted that more than 80% products through the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) notified came from China primarily caused by migration of formaldehyde, aromatic amines and heavy elements (cadmium, cobalt, chromium, manganese, nickel and lead), excessive levels of phthalates....
C&K Testing's Technology News of August 2016
31 August 2016 reach, rohs, PAHs, svhc, heavy metal, azo, phthalates, electrical, toys, fcms, plastic, rubber, test
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C&K Testing Technology News of July 2016
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French DGCCRF updates food contact material standards
28 July 2016 french,food contact materials,
The French General Directorate for Competition Policy, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control (DGCCRF) published new documents DM/4B/COM/002, DM/4B/COM/003, DM/4B/COM/004 for food contact materials (FCMs) made from inorganic materials (except me...
EU to regulate BPA from vanishes and coatings of plastic food contact materials
23 February 2016 Food contact materials, EU, BPA
On 14 March 2016, EU notified World Trade Organisation (WTO) of Circular G/TBT/N/EU/370 to publish a draft Commission Regulation proposing to amend Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 for plastic food contact materials. The amendment targets at regulating the use of bisphenol A (“BPA”). The draft regulation lowers the specific migration limit (SML) for BPA (0,05mg/kg) from plastic food contact materials in line with the EFSA opinion published in January 2015. It therefore amends C...
An update to French metal and alloy food contact materials
29 January 2016 FCMs, France, metal, alloy
In November 2015, the French Direction générale de la concurrence, de la consommation et de la répression des fraudes (DGCCFF, General Directorate for Competition Policy, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control) published Document DM/4B/COM/001 to pose new requirements on food safety concerning metal and alloy food contact materials (FCMs). The document supersedes requirements on metal and alloy FCMs in DGCCRF NI No. 2004-64 on 1 January 2016....