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Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1183/2012 amending and correcting Regulation (EU) No. 10/2011 on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food.

Country/Territory
European Union
Document type
Legislation
Date
2012
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Official Journal of the European Union L 338, 12 December 2012, pp. 11-15.
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Packaging/labelling Food quality control/food safety Standards
Geographical area
European Union Countries
Abstract

This Regulation lays down some amendments to Annex I to Regulation (EC) No. 10/2011 as regards certain restrictions and specifications for monomers, other starting substances and additives which may be used in the manufacture of plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food. The Regulation stipulates that plastic materials and articles which have been lawfully placed on the market before 1 January 2013 and which do not comply with these provisions may continue to be placed on the market until 1 January 2014. Those plastic materials and articles may remain on the market until the exhaustion of stocks.

Full text
English
Website
europa.eu

References - Legislation

Amends

Commission Regulation (EU) No. 10/2011 on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food.

Legislation | European Union | 2011

Keyword: Packaging/labelling, Food quality control/food safety, Standards

Source: FAO, FAOLEX