Under a regulation adopted by the European Commission on Thursday, 15 September, the use of recycled plastics—if they are safe—will now be permitted in food packaging in the EU.
The new rules modernise Regulation EC 1935/2004 on materials and articles intended to come into contact with food, which establishes a framework to ensure that these materials neither endanger human health nor bring about an unacceptable change in the composition of the food or a deterioration in its...