Food contact materials

Food is considered to be one of the most important sources of human exposure to chemicals. The safety of materials coming into contact with food should therefore be carefully evaluated, as chemicals from these can migrate into food. The European Parliament’s Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) has drafted an own-initiative report highlighting the problems related to the implementation of the Food Contact Materials Regulation, and this was due to be debated during the October I 2016 plenary session.

Author:Tarja Laaninen

ESO: Background information: Food Contact Materials - Regulation (EC) 1935/2004. European Implementation Assessment http://www.europeansources.info/record/food-contact-materials-regulation-ec-1935-2004-european-implementation-assessment/

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