EU Updates Food Contact Material Regulations

GENEVA - March 14, 2025 - PRLog -- SGS, the world's leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 036.25, summarizing the EU's amendments to three laws associated with food contact materials (FCM) and articles. The effective date for the revisions is March 16, 2025.

Commission Regulation (EU) 2025/351 (the Regulation) was issued on February 24, 2025, revising the following three pieces of legislation on FCM and articles:
- Regulation (EC) No. 2023/2006 on good manufacturing practice (GMP)
- Regulation (EU) No.10/2011 on food contact plastics
- Regulation (EU) 2022/1616 on food contact recycled plastics

New provisions have been introduced for 'materials intended for reprocessing' under the GMP regulation and requirements for quality assurance systems for recyclers have been amended.

Several provisions in Regulation (EU) No.10/2011 on food contact plastics have also been revised, including definitions, the concept of 'purity' for substances used in FCM and article manufacture, and documentation, labeling requirements and indicators for specific migration limits (SML) and the stability rule.

SGS experts publish SafeGuardS to inform stakeholders about regulatory changes that could impact their business. SafeGuardS 036.25 includes a useful table with highlights of the new amendments to food contact plastics Regulation (EU) No.10/2011.

Stakeholders are encouraged to refer to the original SafeGuardS 036.25 for more details.

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SGS's technical experts have extensive experience testing materials and articles in contact with food. They can ensure that your products meet the appropriate regulations for food contact materials and pave the way for compliance. SGS offers the full range of testing, including migration tests, along with expert advice on emerging regulations, compliance issues and documentation review. In the end, it's only trusted because it's tested. Learn more about SGS's food contact material (http://www.sgs.com/fcm) services.

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