Chemicals in food contact materials

How do you manage the risks of chemicals in your food contact materials?

Monitor every regulatory development affecting food contact materials

The packaging of food is crucial to its safe and effective delivery from farm and factory to fork. But the food contact materials (FCM) used and their composition have, in recent years, become an increasing source of concern, not least because products such as cookware and food packaging can contain types of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs).

These concerns have led to a flurry of regulatory action, much of it piecemeal and some overarching. At Enhesa Product Intelligence, we have extensive experience in monitoring FCM regulatory developments across jurisdictions, keeping product safety and compliance professionals up to date.

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Recent news coverage of food contact materials

Regulatory content and sustainability intelligence

Maine prohibitions on PFAS in food packaging to begin in May 2026

25 June 2024 | US FDA to release food chemical work plan and propose revised guidance later this year

Regulatory content and sustainability intelligence

Japan proposes amendments to food contact materials positive list

3 June 2024 | Proposed changes add 13 substances, revise use limits for three more and delete special requirements for glycerol

Regulatory content and sustainability intelligence

Brazil updates regulations governing food contact metals

30 April 2024 | Amendments implement Mercosur technical standards, align with certain EU requirements

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