Packaging recyclability assessment

German environmental agency (Umweltbundesamt – UBA) has recently published the 9 Principles for a circular economy. These principles update businesses and citizens in circular economy matters and explain the advantages of materials designed for the circular economy, depicts the importance of life cycle assessment of various products and drives consumers to reduce waste. The article…

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New amendment of regulation (EU) 10/2011

At the beginning of September, the new regulation (EU) 1245/2020 has been published, amending the well-known (EU) 10/2011 on plastic materials intended to come into contact with food.   This amendment contains many binding changes regarding migration testing on food contact materials (FCM). Among others, a new limit for primary aromatic amines (PAA) is published, which…