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FCM Document Library

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

SubjectDateSummary/explanationDocument
Working Group on Food Contact Materials of the Toxicological Safety Section of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed
2 September 2024AgendaAgenda
Presentation: introductionPresentation
Document related to agenda point 3Document
Presentation: agenda point 3Presentation
Information event on foreseen Regulatory changes to FCM legislation before the revisio of Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004
14 June 2024AgendaAgenda
AnnouncementAnnouncement
Draft quality amendment and annex - June 2024Draft quality amendment

Annex to the Draft quality amendment
HandoutHandout
Commission Regulation on the use of bisphenol A and other bisphenols and bisphenol derivatives.12 June 2024Comitology registerComitology register
Working Group on Food Contact Material of the Toxicological Safety Section of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed
6-7 May 2024AgendaAgenda
Handout 6 MayHandout
Handout 7 MayHandout
Working Group on Food Contact Material of the Toxicological Safety Section of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed
22 March 2024AgendaAgenda
PresentationPresentation
Validation Workshop concerning a study supporting the revision of FCM legislation
15 March 2024Commission introduction to EY validation workshop on study in support of the revision of FCM legislationView document
Validation workshop agenda and EY presentationView 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 2024AgendaAgenda
HandoutHandout
Working Group on Food Contact Material of the Toxicological Safety Section of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed
16-17 November 2023AgendaAgenda
HandoutHandout
Working Group on Food Contact Material of the Toxicological Safety Section of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed
11 September 2023AgendaAgenda
HandoutHandout
Webinar on an EU ban on the use of bisphenol A (BPA) in food contact materials (FCMs)
18 July 2023Q&A concerning the risk management approach for BPA and other bisphenols in FCMs in conjunction with the webinarQ and As
PresentationPresentation
Working Group on Food Contact Material of the Toxicological Safety Section of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed
5-6 July 2023AgendaAgenda
PresentationPresentation
Presentation by CEPI on GMPPresentation
Presentation by EFSAPresentation
Presentation by E&YPresentation
Presentation on the legislation on plastic recycling and the revision of FCM at EU - Asia seminar on food contact
26-27 June 2023PresentationPresentation
Working Group on Food Contact Material of the Toxicological Safety Section of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed
27-28 April 2023Agenda of the meetingAgenda
Presentation by BEUCPresentation
Presentation by EFSAPresentation
Presentation by KantarPresentation
Hand-out of the COM presentationHandout
Working Group on Food Contact Material of the Toxicological Safety Section of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed
9-10 February 2023Agenda of the meetingAgenda
Main delivered handoutHandout
Working Group on Food Contact Material of the Toxicological Safety Section of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed
15 December 2022Agenda of the meetingAgenda
Revision of FCM LegislationPresentation
Working Group on Food Contact Material of the Toxicological Safety Section of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed
19-20 September 2022Agenda of the meetingAgenda
General FCM DiscussionPresentation
Workshop on new Recycling RegulationPresentation
Working Group on Food Contact Material of the Toxicological Safety Section of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed
27 June 2022Agenda of the meetingAgenda
DiscussionPresentation
Working Group on Food Contact Material of the Toxicological Safety Section of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed
5 March 2022Agenda of the meetingAgenda
New Recycling RegulationPresentation
Working Group on Food Contact Material of the Toxicological Safety Section of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed
7-8 February 2022Agenda of the meetingAgenda
16th amendmentPresentation
DiscussionPresentation
Initiative on ceramics and vitreous FCMsPresentation
Working Group on Food Contact Material of the Toxicological Safety Section of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed
7-8 December 2021Agenda of the meetingAgenda
Presentation on the recast of Regulation (EC) 282/2008 on plastic recyclingPresentation
Update on the impact assessment on ceramic and vitreous FCMsPresentation
Presentation on EU action on melamine-bamboo FCM under the Food Fraud NetworkPresentation
Update by Finland of Finnish action regarding melamine-bamboo FCMPresentation
Working Group on Food Contact Material of the Toxicological Safety Section of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed
29 June 2021Agenda of the meetingAgenda
Presentation provided on the main agenda pointsPresentation
Working Group on Food Contact Material of the Toxicological Safety Section of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed
26–27 April 2021AgendaAgenda
Presentation on kitchenware guidelinesPresentation
EU action on melamine-bamboo FCM under the Food Fraud NetworkPresentation
Cyclo-di-BADGE in can coatings (BE)Presentation
Presentation provided on the main agenda pointsPresentation
Working Group on Food Contact Material of the Toxicological Safety Section of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed
11–12 February 2021AgendaAgenda
Presentation provided on the main agenda pointsPresentation
Presentation on the impact assessment on ceramic and vitreous FCMsPresentation
Presentation on the FCM revisionPresentation
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 2020AgendaAgenda
Presentation provided on the main agenda pointsPresentation
Presentation on Council of Europe Resolution on food contact materials and articlesPresentation
Update on Cross Sector Group activitiesPresentation
Use of bamboo in plastic FCMs
23 June 2020Summary 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 2020AgendaAgenda
Summary: State of play on the FCM evaluation and ceramics filesSummary
Presentation provided on the 15th and 16th amendment, asking for views on specific matters potentially considered for the 16th amendmentPresentation
Presentation on Phthalates survey in support of the phthalates discussion under the 16th amendmentPresentation
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 2019Copy of presentations given in support of the discussionsPresentation
FCM evaluation
28 November 2017The Roadmap sets out the initiative for the evaluation of FCM legislationEvaluation and Fitness Check Roadmap
Ceramic FCMs
27 November 2017The presentation was given to EU countries to facilitate discussions during the Expert Working Group of the PAFF on FCMsCeramics Presentation
JRC Baseline Study
14–15 September 2017The presentation provides an overview of the report and the findingsFCM Baseline study
Multiple subjects
30 January 2017The presentation provided an overview of FCM issues to European Professional AssociationsWG Food Contact Materials
Migration Guidelines for non-plastic FCMs
9 September 2016The presentation was given by European Professional Association to DG SANTE and EU countriesMigration Guidelines for non-plastic CFMs
EFSA Scientific opinion on risk assessment
9 September 2016The presentation features comments and proposals from EuPC and FPEComments and Proposals from EuPC and Flexible Packaging Europe
GMP
9 September 2016The presentation was given by EuPIA on GMPEuPIA GMP Presentation
Multiple subjects
30 October 2015The presentation provided an overview of FCM issues to European Professional AssociationsWorking Group IND
Guidelines on Compliance Testing
28 July 2015The document was submitted from European Professional Associations (Plastics Coordination Group) on the draft GuidelinesGuidelines document