Germany Updates Food-Contact Recommendations

The German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) recently posted updated versions (dated April 1, 2021) of certain of its food-contact recommendations. The updated recommendations are:

• III. Polyethylene
• XIV. Polymer Dispersions
• XXXVI. Paper and board for food contact
• XXXVI/1. Cooking Papers, Hot Filter Papers and Filter Layers
• XXXVI/2. Paper and Paperboard for Baking Purposes
• LI. Temperature Resistant Polymer Coating Systems for Frying, Cooking and Baking Utensils

While BfR recommendations are not legally binding, they are widely respected by industry throughout the European Union.