Free Webinar: Plastics Implementation Measure to shake up EU Food Contact Legislation
26 October 2010
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HELD ON 26 October 2010 60 minutes with Q&A period.
Back in 2010 The Plastics Implementation Measure was expected to be the biggest change to EU food contact legislation since 1990.
Background
The European Commission is updating and consolidating regulations related to plastics in contact with foodstuffs. These changes are called the Plastics Implementation Measure or PIM.
Nick Kernoghan, UK Director at Smithers Pira explains: "A huge advantage of the PIM is that it consolidates all the food contact legislation for plastics in one document. However, it does extend the scope of the legislation and makes significant chances to how migration testing will be done in future."
Kernoghan discussed the PIM and its impact online on 26 October 2010. The webinar set out what the PIM is, what it changes and what it will mean to organisations in terms of future compliance.
There had been a lot of debate during the journey from the initial drafts, but the Commission listened to comments from industry and made some sensible changes.
At the time, Kernoghan commented:: "It should also be kept in mind that there are still some potential political problems with acceptance of the PIM. It was only adopted at the Standing Committee with a qualified majority, and, may yet be modified, or even not adopted, by the European Parliament. However, I think most of the stake-holders in the PIM now hope it will pass the final hurdles and come into force in May 2011."
Smithers Pira has over 25 years' experience helping clients comply with Food Contact Regulations around the globe. It provides advice and training to help organisations understand what is needed for compliance, plus testing and technical consultancy to produce the required information. Find out about Smithers Pira's Food Contact services
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