EU Updates Food Contact Material Regulations: Key Changes Effective March 16, 2025

Date of Publishing: 24/02/2025                Affected Region: EU 


The European Union (EU) has amended three key regulations on food contact materials (FCM), with the changes taking effect on March 16, 2025. The revisions impact good manufacturing practices (GMP), food contact plastics, and recycled plastics. Updates to Regulation (EC) No. 2023/2006 introduce new provisions for materials intended for reprocessing and enhance quality assurance requirements for recyclers. 


Regulation (EU) No. 10/2011 expands its scope to include adhesives, coatings, and printing inks, refines definitions (e.g., ‘additive’ and ‘reprocessing of plastic’), and establishes stricter purity criteria and migration limits. It also strengthens labeling and documentation requirements, mandating clearer instructions for safe use. Compliance testing methods and migration limit indicators have been updated as well. Additionally, Regulation (EU) 2022/1616 clarifies that Article 8(1) does not apply to contaminants in the decontamination process for food contact recycled plastics.


Enforcement Date: 16/03/202

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Country: Egypt
Category: Dairy products and analogues, Fats and oils, and fat emulsions, Edible ices, including sherbet and sorbet, Fruits and Vegetables, Confectionery, Cereals and cereal products, Bakery Wares, Meat and meat products, Fish and fish products, Eggs and egg products, Sweeteners, including honey, Salts, spices, soups, sauces, salads and protein products, Foodstuffs intended for particular nutritional uses, Beverages, excluding dairy products, Ready-to-eat savouries, Prepared foods, Novel foods