SPI, the Plastics Industry Trade Association has launched Project Passport, alleviating challenges manufacturers face complying with food contact regulations in the US and the European Union.
Cooperation in the supply chain is crucial to ensure packaging materials meet the necessary food contact and migration regulations, according to a testing laboratory.
Fresh produce is driving volume demand for corrugated and folding cartons with an additional 2.5 million tonnes being required by 2017, according to a report from Smithers Pira.
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has given food contact approval for two new substances, both from Japanese companies, to be used in plastic packaging.
A bill that would have banned the use of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) in food packaging in California has been vetoed by the state governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger.
As California moves a step nearer to outlawing the use of the chemical Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) in food packaging, European regulators say they are not currently reassessing their own opinions on the chemical.
