Im Rahmen der seit dem 27. März 2021 geltenden Verordnung (EU) 2019/1381über die Transparenz und Nachhaltigkeit der EU-Risikobewertung im Bereich der Lebensmittelkette überarbeitete die Europäische Behörde für Lebensmittelsicherheit (EFSA) zahlreiche administrative und wissenschaftliche Leitlinien.
In Bezug auf Lebensmittelkontaktmaterialien veröffentlichte die EFSA folgende aktualisierte Leitlinien:
- Administrative guidance for the preparation of applications on substances to be used in plastic food contact materials (EFSA Journal 2021;18(18):EN-6514)
- Note for Guidance For the Preparation of an Application for the Safety Assessment of a Substance to be used in Plastic Food Contact Materials (EFSA Journal 2008;6(7):21r)
- Administrative guidance for the preparation of applications on recycling processes to produce recycled plastics intended to be used for manufacture of materials and articles in contact with food (EFSA Journal 2021;18(18):EN-6512)
- Guidelines on submission of a dossier for safety evaluation by the EFSA of a recycling process to produce recycled plastics intended to be used for manufacture of materials and articles in contact with food - Opinion of the Scientific Panel on food additives, flavourings, processing aids and materials in contact with food (AFC) (The EFSA Journal (2008) 717)
- Administrative guidance for the preparation of applications on substances to be used in active and intelligent materials and articles intended to come into contact with food (EFSA Journal 2021;18(18):EN-6513)
- Guidelines on submission of a dossier for safety evaluation by the EFSA of active or intelligent substances present in active and intelligent materials and articles intended to come into contact with food (EFSA Journal (2009) 1208)
