Draft rules propose use of recycled polymers in food contact packaging

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India has issued draft rules proposing to permit chemically recycled polyethylene and polypropylene in food contact materials where equivalent to virgin material. Food grade recycled polymers may also be used in the outermost layer of multilayer packaging, subject to adequate barriers and prescribed migration limits. Comments are invited within 60 days.

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