New legislation

• Regulation EU 1183/2012 - plastic materials and articles intended for contact with food amending Regulation (EU) No 10/2011
• Corrigendum to Regulation EU 1183/2012 - plastic materials and articles intended for contact with food amending Regulation (EU) No 10/2011.
• Regulation EU 1282/2011 - plastic materials and articles intended for contact with food amending Regulation (EU) No 10/2011
• Regulation EU 321/2011 - restricting Bisphenol A use in plastic infant feeding bottles
• Regulation EU 284/2011 – import procedures for polyamide and melamine plastic kitchenware from China and Hong Kong

General legislation

• Framework Regulation on materials and articles intended to come into contact with food Regulation EC 1935/2004
• Good Manufacturing Practice for materials and articles intended to come in contact with food Regulation EC 2023/2006

Legislation on specific materials

• Regulation EU 10/2011 – plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food:
  • Consolidates old rules
  • Repeals old rules
  • Replaces old rules
• Regulation EC 450/2009 - active and intelligent materials and articles intended to come into contact with food
• Regulation EC 282/2008 - recycled plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foods
• Directive 2007/42/EC - materials and articles made of regenerated cellulose film intended to come into contact with foods
• Directive 84/500/EEC – approximating EU countries' laws on ceramic articles intended to come into contact with foods

Legislation on specific substances

• Regulation 1895/2005/EC - restricting use of certain epoxy derivatives in materials and articles intended to come into contact with food
• Directive 93/11/EEC - release of N-nitrosamines and N-nitrosatable substances from rubber teats and soothers