The National Health Commission (NHC) of China has approved the use of seven new substances in food contact materials (FCMs).
China approves two new substances for use in food contact materials (FCM). The announcement concerns an additive and a resin.
China's National Food Safety Risk Assessment Center (CFSA) plans to approve new uses and substances.
Second edition of the Guideline for Metals and Alloys for Food Contact published.
The German food processing and packaging machinery plays a key role in supplying people worldwide with safe food. It is not only the cleanability of the machines that plays an important role here.
This collection of links leads to various websites of the VDMA Food Processing and Packaging Machinery Association on this topic.
Selected information on food contact materials outside the scope of the relevant EU legislation; the information is for guidance only and does not claim to be up to date or complete.
Silicone is to be excluded from the Chinese standard GB 4806-11. The office has commented on the draft of GB 4806-XX-2023.
EU Regulation 2022/1616 on recycled plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food came into force on October 10, 2022, replacing the previously applicable EU Regulation 2008/282. The new regulation applies to all plastic types and recycling technologies.
