Public consultation on use of PFOA in food packaging

23 January 2015

Germany and Norway have submitted a report proposing a restriction on the manufacturing, use and placing on the market of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and related compounds. These substances are used in a wide range of industrial applications and consumer goods, e.g. in fluoropolymer and fluoroelastomer production, wetting agents, paper and cardboard (including in food packaging) and paints and lacquers (including exterior and interior architectural paints). This consultation is open from 17 December 2014 to 17 June 2015. ECHA's Scientific Committees welcome early comments by 1 March 2015 to assist them in the first discussion of the proposal in March 2015 (ECHA e-News, 17 December 2014).
Click here to go to the consultation.
Click here to download the restriction report submitted by Germany and Norway (4.07 MB).
Click here for more information about the online NVC E-Workshop Food Contact Materials Legislation.

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