The Proposed Materials and Articles In Contact With Food (Scotland) Amendment 2019

Overview

The proposed Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2019 will provide for the execution and enforcement, in Scotland of;

• Commission Regulation (EC) No. 282/2008 on recycled plastic materials intended to come into contact with food (“the recycling Regulation”).
• Commission Regulation (EU) No. 2016/1416 (“the revised Plastics Regulation”) amending Commission Regulation (EU) No. 10/2011 (“the Plastics Regulation”) on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food
• Commission Regulation (EU) No. 2018/213 on the use of bisphenol A (BPA) in varnishes and coatings intended to come into contact with food  and in plastic food contact materials.(“the BPA Regulation”)

Why your views matter

To seek comments from industry, enforcement authorities, consumers and other interested stakeholders on the proposed Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2019, and on the associated partial Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment.