Processors of food packaging are in for some bureaucratic surprises

摘要

The measure applies not only to the 25 members of the EU,but all food products packaged in plastics that are imported from abroad.The basic EU law on food contact materials requires that these not endanger human health,which is interpreted as an obligation to use substances that do not migrate to foodstuffs in quantities that could cause illness,and that are manufactured under good manufacturing practices,says Luigi Rossi,the EU Commission's expert advising the plastics community on the new measures.