Commission adopts new EU rules to allow the use of recycled plastics in food packaging

Today, the Commission has adopted new rules on the safety of recycled plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food.

The new rules will ensure that recycled plastic can be safely used in food packaging in the EU and will help the recycling industry to establish suitable ways for recycling plastics that presently cannot be recycled into food packaging.

The Regulation concerns all types of recycled plastic and recycling technologies, and it will establish a public register of recycling processes, recyclers, and recycling installations under its scope, providing an increased level of transparency. 

This measure is expected to contribute to increasing the overall sustainability of the food system