Regulation (EC) 1935/2004 calls for specific measures to be implemented for different food contact material groups to assess their safe use. While for example, plastic materials do have harmonized EU-level legislation in place there are many other materials, such as paper and paperboard, metals, adhesives, and inks, that do not have specific measures in place and are referred to as “non-harmonized materials.” To learn more about the Non-Harmonized Regulations of Food Contact Materials in the European Union, stream our podcast now. 

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