GERMANY:Food Contact Materials: Draft German Mineral Oil Ordinance Updated

摘要

In a Notification published by the European Commission on August 17, 2020, the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) announced an updated version of the 22nd ordinance amending the country's Consumer Goods Ordinance concerning the useof recycled paper in manufacturing food contact materials (FCMs). To prevent the migration of mineral oil aromatic hydrocarbons (MOAH), the amended ordinance would require the use of a functional barrier in FCMs manufactured using recycled paper. An exemption to this requirement would be granted if the manufacturer can demonstrate that MOAH migration does not take place above 0.5 mg MOAH/kg food or above 0.15 mg MOAH/kg food simulant.