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Chemicals in food contact materials: A gap in the internal market, a failure in public protection

January 26, 2016 By Michael Warhurst

Food packaging, factory equipment, food utensils – almost everything we eat has been in contact with one or more of these items. The EU’s laws should ensure that chemicals used in these materials are safe, but they do not go far enough and contain holes.

These holes – for example a lack of harmonised rules on paper and card, inks, coatings and adhesives – mean that public health is not properly protected, and also lead to disruption of the internal market.Food Contact briefing

Our briefing “Chemicals in food contact materials: A gap in the internal market, a failure in public protection“, first published on 26th January 2016, outlines the key problems, and proposes some solutions.

We intend to update this briefing as this policy area develops; the latest version is here.

See our Food Contact page for the latest news in this area.

Update

  • This briefing has been reported on by Chemical Watch and Food Packaging Forum.

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Tagged With: Bisphenol A, BPA, DG Santé, EDC, EFSA, Endocrine Disruptors, Food, Food contact, Health, Packaging, Phthalates, Regulation

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