New draft EU Regulation for recycled plastic food contact materials

On 06 December 2021, the European Commission has published a draft regulation for public consultation that is intended to replace Regulation (EC) No 282/2008. Industry and key stakeholders are now invited to provide feedback on the draft regulation. Feedback can be submitted until midnight on 10 January 2022.

In summary, the new regulation indicates that:

• All materials brought in contact with food must be safe, and therefore not contain any toxic contaminants
• The European Union (EU) rules require individual authorisations for plastic recycling processes

Furthermore, the new (draft) regulation sets out:

• Transitional provisions
• Definitions for a recycling technology and a recycling process, and many other key terminologies
• Provisions for the appropriate evaluation of non-PET materials (i.e. without polyethylene terephthalate)
• Clear obligations for business operators and competent authorities

Our experienced FFCM team can help you to prepare EU authorisation dossiers for your processes to recycle post-consumer plastics that will subsequently be used for food contact applications in the EU - just get in touch with us.