Food Contact Materials

New EU Legislation on BPA and Other Bisphenols in Certain Food Contact Materials

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 005.25, highlighting the EU’s comprehensive piece of legislation on the use of bisphenol A (BPA) and other bisphenols and bisphenol derivatives in certain food contact materials (FCM) and articles. BPA is found in food and beverage containers, such as water bottles, and other […]

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Switzerland Amends Authorized Substance List for Food Contact Materials

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 185.24, summarizing changes to Switzerland’s positive list for food contact plastics and packaging inks. Effective from January 1, 2025, Official Collection 2024 755 (RO 2024 755) updates two annexes in Switzerland’s Ordinance on Materials and Articles Intended to Come into Contact with Foodstuffs

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SGS summarizes Thai proposal for mandatory standard for plastic drinking water containers

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 180.24 to provide an overview of Thailand’s intention to mandate TIS 998-2553 (2010) as the testing standard for plastic containers for drinking water. The World Trade Organization (WTO) announced the draft ministerial regulation on December 4, 2024. If adopted, it will apply to

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Consultation over draft food packaging law in Indonesia

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 171.24, highlighting consultation on Indonesia’s draft food packaging law. The proposed law was announced by the World Trade Organization (WTO) in November 2024 and has been drafted by Indonesia’s Food and Drug Authority ((Badan Pengawas Obat dan Makanan (BPOM)). The proposals are intended

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SGS Reports on New Food Contact Rulebook for Cellulose Film Materials and Articles in Montenegro

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 160.24 detailing the publication of a new rulebook on food contact regenerated cellulose film materials and articles in Montenegro. This became effective on October 19, 2024. Published by the country’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management, Rulebook OMG No. 98/2024 transposes EU

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US Government Proposes Ban on Food Packaging PFAS Under FFDCA Act

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 156.24, highlighting a proposed amendment by the US House of Representatives to Section 301 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. H.R. 9864, cited as the ‘Keep Food Containers Safe from PFAS Act of 2024’, would prohibit the introduction of intentionally added

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SGS offers expert webinar on EU BPA ban for food contact materials

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is pleased to offer a free expert-led webinar on plans by the European Union (EU) to ban bisphenol A (BPA) and other bisphenols in food contact materials. The European Commission originally announced plans to ban BPA and other bisphenols in food contact materials in May 2023.

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SGS Summarizes German BFR Recommendations for Several Types of Food Contact Materials and Articles

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 133/24, summarizing the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment’s (Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung, BfR) recommendations for five different types of food contact materials and articles. Immediately effective, the five revised recommendations are for food contact silicones, paper and board, and temperature resistant polymer coatings

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SGS Summarizes South Korean Revision to Food Contact Material Standards

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published a SafeGuardS on South Korea’s revision of its national standards and specifications for food contact materials and articles. The South Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) issued Notice No. 2024-29 on June 21, 2024, to partially revise ‘Standards and Specifications for Utensils,

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