Regulatory News  

May 2007

• Good Manufacturing Practice for Food Contact Materials and Articles
• Draft CEN norm on “Hygiene of Packaging for Foodstuffs” now available
• REACH Regulation published in December

September 2006

• Glance at ISO 22000
• Pizza boxes found in Italy containing critical chemicals
• EFSA with new scientific panel members
• CIAA launches nutritional labelling
• Rapid alerts for food and feed problems increased

March 2006

• 3rd amendment of Directive 2002/72/EC published
• 4th amendment of Plastic Directive 2002/72/EC proposed
• Proposed Regulation on restrictions for substances used in food contact materials and articles
• Alarm on ITX, 2- Isopropyl Thioxanthone
• Ban of plastic bags and packaging proposed by the French Parliament
• New food hygiene regulations entering into force in 2006