Please note: Documents provided on this page should not be interpreted as presenting a final opinion of the European Commission. They may reflect discussions in the context of the Expert Working Group on Food Contact Materials of the Toxicological Safety section of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed (SC-PAFF) or meetings with stakeholders.
Please note that the historical nature of some documents also means that the situation may have changed. Any documents provided by third parties, including presentations and correspondence are provided here for reason of transparency only. The publication of these documents does not imply an endorsement by the Commission of the content and positions expressed therein.
Documents related to current or past FCM discussions, consultations and initiatives
| Subject | Date | Summary/explanation | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
Working Group on Food Contact Material of the Toxicological Safety Section of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed | 6-7 May 2024 | Agenda | Agenda |
| Handout 6 May | Handout | ||
| Handout 7 May | Handout | ||
Working Group on Food Contact Material of the Toxicological Safety Section of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed | 22 March 2024 | Agenda | Agenda |
| Presentation | Presentation | ||
Validation Workshop concerning a study supporting the revision of FCM legislation | 15 March 2024 | Commission introduction to EY validation workshop on study in support of the revision of FCM legislation | View document |
| Validation workshop agenda and EY presentation | View document | ||
Working Group on Food Contact Material of the Toxicological Safety Section of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed | 22-23 January 2024 | Agenda | Agenda |
| Handout | Handout | ||
Working Group on Food Contact Material of the Toxicological Safety Section of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed | 16-17 November 2023 | Agenda | Agenda |
| Handout | Handout | ||
Working Group on Food Contact Material of the Toxicological Safety Section of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed | 11 September 2023 | Agenda | Agenda |
| Handout | Handout | ||
Webinar on an EU ban on the use of bisphenol A (BPA) in food contact materials (FCMs) | 18 July 2023 | Q&A concerning the risk management approach for BPA and other bisphenols in FCMs in conjunction with the webinar | Q and As |
| Presentation | Presentation | ||
Working Group on Food Contact Material of the Toxicological Safety Section of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed | 5-6 July 2023 | Agenda | Agenda |
| Presentation | Presentation | ||
| Presentation by CEPI on GMP | Presentation | ||
| Presentation by EFSA | Presentation | ||
| Presentation by E&Y | Presentation | ||
Presentation on the legislation on plastic recycling and the revision of FCM at EU - Asia seminar on food contact | 26-27 June 2023 | Presentation | Presentation |
Working Group on Food Contact Material of the Toxicological Safety Section of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed | 27-28 April 2023 | Agenda of the meeting | Agenda |
| Presentation by BEUC | Presentation | ||
| Presentation by EFSA | Presentation | ||
| Presentation by Kantar | Presentation | ||
| Hand-out of the COM presentation | Handout | ||
Working Group on Food Contact Material of the Toxicological Safety Section of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed | 9-10 February 2023 | Agenda of the meeting | Agenda |
| Main delivered handout | Handout | ||
Working Group on Food Contact Material of the Toxicological Safety Section of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed | 15 December 2022 | Agenda of the meeting | Agenda |
| Revision of FCM Legislation | Presentation | ||
Working Group on Food Contact Material of the Toxicological Safety Section of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed | 19-20 September 2022 | Agenda of the meeting | Agenda |
| General FCM Discussion | Presentation | ||
| Workshop on new Recycling Regulation | Presentation | ||
Working Group on Food Contact Material of the Toxicological Safety Section of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed | 27 June 2022 | Agenda of the meeting | Agenda |
| Discussion | Presentation | ||
Working Group on Food Contact Material of the Toxicological Safety Section of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed | 5 March 2022 | Agenda of the meeting | Agenda |
| New Recycling Regulation | Presentation | ||
Working Group on Food Contact Material of the Toxicological Safety Section of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed | 7-8 February 2022 | Agenda of the meeting | Agenda |
| 16th amendment | Presentation | ||
| Discussion | Presentation | ||
| Initiative on ceramics and vitreous FCMs | Presentation | ||
Working Group on Food Contact Material of the Toxicological Safety Section of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed | 7-8 December 2021 | Agenda of the meeting | Agenda |
| Presentation on the recast of Regulation (EC) 282/2008 on plastic recycling | Presentation | ||
| Update on the impact assessment on ceramic and vitreous FCMs | Presentation | ||
| Presentation on EU action on melamine-bamboo FCM under the Food Fraud Network | Presentation | ||
| Update by Finland of Finnish action regarding melamine-bamboo FCM | Presentation | ||
Working Group on Food Contact Material of the Toxicological Safety Section of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed | 29 June 2021 | Agenda of the meeting | Agenda |
| Presentation provided on the main agenda points | Presentation | ||
Working Group on Food Contact Material of the Toxicological Safety Section of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed | 26–27 April 2021 | Agenda | Agenda |
| Presentation on kitchenware guidelines | Presentation | ||
| EU action on melamine-bamboo FCM under the Food Fraud Network | Presentation | ||
| Cyclo-di-BADGE in can coatings (BE) | Presentation | ||
| Presentation provided on the main agenda points | Presentation | ||
Working Group on Food Contact Material of the Toxicological Safety Section of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed | 11–12 February 2021 | Agenda | Agenda |
| Presentation provided on the main agenda points | Presentation | ||
| Presentation on the impact assessment on ceramic and vitreous FCMs | Presentation | ||
| Presentation on the FCM revision | Presentation | ||
| Presentation by the consultancy Valdani Vicari & Associati on a study supporting the impact assessment on ceramic and vitreous FCMs. | Presentation | ||
Working Group on Food Contact Material of the Toxicological Safety Section of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed | 9-10 November 2020 | Agenda | Agenda |
| Presentation provided on the main agenda points | Presentation | ||
| Presentation on Council of Europe Resolution on food contact materials and articles | Presentation | ||
| Update on Cross Sector Group activities | Presentation | ||
Use of bamboo in plastic FCMs | 23 June 2020 | Summary of discussions of the Expert Working Group on Food Contact Materials on the use and placing on the market of plastic food contact materials and articles containing ground bamboo or other similar constituents (updated document following discussion of point A.08 during the PAFF Committee on toxicological safety on 23 June 2020) | Note For EU language versions of the file, click the white bubble Chinese version |
Working Group on Food Contact Material of the Toxicological Safety Section of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed | 24-25 February 2020 | Agenda | Agenda |
| Summary: State of play on the FCM evaluation and ceramics files | Summary | ||
| Presentation provided on the 15th and 16th amendment, asking for views on specific matters potentially considered for the 16th amendment | Presentation | ||
| Presentation on Phthalates survey in support of the phthalates discussion under the 16th amendment | Presentation | ||
| Presentation on recycling, asking for views on specific matters possibly considered for the first amendment to Regulation (EU) No 282/2008 following the outcome of the consultation in November/December 2019. | Presentation | ||
Meeting with industry | 6 September 2019 | Copy of presentations given in support of the discussions | Presentation |
FCM evaluation | 28 November 2017 | The Roadmap sets out the initiative for the evaluation of FCM legislation | Evaluation and Fitness Check Roadmap |
Ceramic FCMs | 27 November 2017 | The presentation was given to EU countries to facilitate discussions during the Expert Working Group of the PAFF on FCMs | Ceramics Presentation |
JRC Baseline Study | 14–15 September 2017 | The presentation provides an overview of the report and the findings | FCM Baseline study |
Multiple subjects | 30 January 2017 | The presentation provided an overview of FCM issues to European Professional Associations | WG Food Contact Materials |
Migration Guidelines for non-plastic FCMs | 9 September 2016 | The presentation was given by European Professional Association to DG SANTE and EU countries | Migration Guidelines for non-plastic CFMs |
EFSA Scientific opinion on risk assessment | 9 September 2016 | The presentation features comments and proposals from EuPC and FPE | Comments and Proposals from EuPC and Flexible Packaging Europe |
GMP | 9 September 2016 | The presentation was given by EuPIA on GMP | EuPIA GMP Presentation |
Multiple subjects | 30 October 2015 | The presentation provided an overview of FCM issues to European Professional Associations | Working Group IND |
Guidelines on Compliance Testing | 28 July 2015 | The document was submitted from European Professional Associations (Plastics Coordination Group) on the draft Guidelines | Guidelines document |