January – March 2021, the European Commission validated 1053 RASFF notifications , including 968 notifications on food, accounting for 91.93%; 50 notifications on feed, accounting for 4.75%; 35 notifications on food contact materials (FCMs), accounting for 3.32%. 27 of the FCM products are from China, accounting for 77.14%. The prime hazards for FCMs are migration of elements. There are more details on FCM notifications as below: Date Reference Notified by Product Subject...

14 February, 2018, The European Commission has published its amending Regulation (EU) 2018/213 on the OJ to restrict the use of bisphenol A (BPA) in varnishes and coatings intended to come into contact with food. This regulation also amends the EU Food contact plastic Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 to further tighten the BPA migration limit....

The European Commission validated 377 RASFF notifications this month, including 341 notifications on food, accounting for 90.45%; 24 notifications on feed, accounting for 6.37%; 12 notifications on food contact materials (FCMs), accounting for 3.18%, in which 8 products from China are contained, accounting for 66.67%....

On April 29, 2017, the Official Journal of the European Union (OJ) releases the regulation (EU) 2017/752 to amend and correct Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food, allowing six new substances, adding the migration limit of nickel, and further explicating the food simulants with overall migration so as to reflects the most recent findings....

Led by food contact materials (FCMs) panels of China National Food Industry Association, the Industry Guideline on Plastic Food Contact Materials regards as Responsibilities along the Supply Chain and Document of Compliance (DoC) (referred to as “Guideline”) was officially released on 19 April 2017. With a six-month consultation, it becomes the first industry guideline on Document of Compliance (DoC) in the field of food contact materials (FCMs)....

On 6 February 2017, National Health and Family Planning Commission of the People's Republic of China (NHFPC) approves the safety assessment of two food contact materials....

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....

The European Commission validated 210 RASFF notifications this month, including 183 notifications on food, accounting for 87.14%; 20 notifications on feed, accounting for 9.52%; 7 notifications on food contact materials (FCMs), accounting for 3.33%. There are more details on FCM notifications as below: SN Date Notifying country Subject Action taken 1 15/09/2016 Germany migration of cadmium (0.452 mg/dm²) and of cobalt (0.459 mg/dm²) from ceramic set from China, via France...

On 9 August 2016, the Official Journal of the European Union revised the standard as regards the ecological criteria for the award of the EU ecolabel for footwear by Decision (EU) 2016/1349, which replaced Decision 2009/563/EC. The product group ‘footwear’ shall comprise all articles designed to protect or cover the foot, with an applied sole which comes into contact with the ground. Footwear may be composed of various natural and/or synthetic materials. The product grou...

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 regul...

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...