Belgium: Plastic is not poison, says Federplast

摘要

Following a recent television programme on Belgian television on the pollution at sea by plastic packaging, the Belgian association of plastic and rubber manufacturers, Federplast, has admitted that the so-called plastic soup was a major environmental issue, but rejected claims that some plastic packaging was "poison".rnIn a press release this month, Federplast insisted that in the EU all plastic packaging in direct contact with food had to comply with strict European and international standards regarding their composition. In order to safeguard consumer health, all food contact plastic packaging must fulfil the same legal requirements in terms of their composition and the possible migration of their compounds, the association said.