EU proposes amendment and correction of Regulation on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food European Commission, Health and Food Safety Directorate-General authorises 4 new substances; updates and adds limits to the general list of migration limits applicable to all plastics in point 1 of Annex II, including on lead, cadmium and mercury; lowers detection limits for primary aromatic amines; strengthens the information requirements under point 6 of Annex IV; adds testing rules for food processing equipment and appliances; requires that specific migration does not increase between subsequent tests for repeated use materials and articles; adds a new standard testing condition for overall migration; and,corrects some of the wording related to overall migration testing. Products covered: Materials and articles in contact with food including catering containers and materials and articles in contact with drinking Hs Code: 3919, 3290, 3923, 3924 Proposed date of adoption: July 2020 Proposed date of entry into force: 20 days after publication in the official journal of European union Last date for comments: 4 May 2020 |