Switzerland strengthens regulation on food contact materials

16 February 2017

In December 2016, the Swiss Federal Office for Food Safety and Veterinary Affairs announced an amendment to the legislation on food safety that includes food contact materials and articles (FCMs). The new law (Bedarfsgegenständeverordnung Verordnung des Eidgenössischen Departements des Innern) establishes requirements for 10 groups of FCMs and will become effective in two phases starting 1 May 2017.
These are active and intelligent materials, ceramics, glass, enamels and similar articles, metals and alloys, paper and cardboards, paraffins, waxes and dyes, plastics, printing inks, recycled plastics, regenerated cellulose films and silicones (SGS News Center, 4 February 2017).
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