{"id":8940,"date":"2025-05-07T08:00:17","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T05:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/?p=8940"},"modified":"2025-06-12T12:22:19","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T09:22:19","slug":"amendment-dutch-regulation-food-contact-metals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/en\/amendment-dutch-regulation-food-contact-metals\/","title":{"rendered":"Amendment on Dutch Regulation for Food Contact Metals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On 31 December 2024, the State Secretary for Health, Welfare and Sport of the Dutch Government, enacted a ministerial regulation, modifying the Commodities Act Regulation on Packaging and Utensils (<a href=\"https:\/\/zoek.officielebekendmakingen.nl\/stcrt-2022-11934.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Warenwetregeling verpakkingen en gebruiksartikelen<\/a>). This update implements the Benelux Committee of Ministers\u2019 decision on metals and alloys intended for contact with foodstuffs (<a href=\"https:\/\/technical-regulation-information-system.ec.europa.eu\/it\/notification\/25949\/text\/D\/EN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">M (2022) 12<\/a>) and brings Dutch rules into harmony with both Benelux and European frameworks.<\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"cursor:pointer\">TABLE OF CONTENTS<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/en\/amendment-dutch-regulation-food-contact-metals\/#Background_and_Harmonization_Efforts\" >Background and Harmonization Efforts<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/en\/amendment-dutch-regulation-food-contact-metals\/#Key_Amendments\" >Key Amendments<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/en\/amendment-dutch-regulation-food-contact-metals\/#Expanded_Definitions\" >Expanded Definitions<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/en\/amendment-dutch-regulation-food-contact-metals\/#Updated_Specific_Migration_Limits\" >Updated Specific Migration Limits<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/en\/amendment-dutch-regulation-food-contact-metals\/#_Addition_of_New_Metals_and_SMLs\" >\u00a0Addition of New Metals and SMLs<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/en\/amendment-dutch-regulation-food-contact-metals\/#Procedural_Updates_and_Compliance_Demonstrations\" >Procedural Updates and Compliance Demonstrations<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/en\/amendment-dutch-regulation-food-contact-metals\/#Alignment_with_EU_Legislation\" >Alignment with EU Legislation<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/en\/amendment-dutch-regulation-food-contact-metals\/#Conclusion\" >Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Background_and_Harmonization_Efforts\"><\/span><strong>Background and Harmonization Efforts<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The impetus for the revision stems from Resolution <a href=\"https:\/\/search.coe.int\/cm?i=09000016805c8094\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CM\/Res(2013)9<\/a> of the Council of Europe, which seeks to standardize national requirements for food contact materials to safeguard public health. By adopting the Benelux decision, the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg ensure uniform standards across their internal market, thus facilitating trade and maintaining high consumer protection. Prior to this amendment, the Netherlands already enforced national measures; the current changes adjust those where necessary to reflect the Benelux rules.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Key_Amendments\"><\/span><strong>Key Amendments<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Expanded_Definitions\"><\/span><strong> Expanded Definitions<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Chapter IV, Section 1 <\/strong>now clarifies that:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>An <strong>\u201calloy\u201d<\/strong> is a macroscopically homogeneous metal made of two or more elements inseparable by mechanical means.<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201cMetals<\/strong>\u201d are defined by their solid-state properties: metallic luster, electrical and thermal conductivity, and mechanical strength and malleability.<\/li>\n<li>The scope covers all packaging and utensils wholly or partly composed of metals or alloys, whether coated or uncoated.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Updated_Specific_Migration_Limits\"><\/span><strong> Updated Specific Migration Limits <\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In <strong>Section 4.3<\/strong> of the regulation, numerous <strong>Specific Migration Limits<em> (<\/em>SMLs)<\/strong> (in mg\/kg of food) have been revised:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong>Arsenic<\/strong> reduced from 0.01 to 0.002<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cadmium<\/strong> from 0.01 to 0.005<\/li>\n<li><strong>Chromium<\/strong> increased from 0.1 to 0.25<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cobalt<\/strong> from 0.05 to 0.02<\/li>\n<li><strong>Copper<\/strong> from 5 to 4<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lithium<\/strong> compounds from 0.6 (as Li) to 0.048<\/li>\n<li><strong>Manganese<\/strong> from 0.6 to 1.8<\/li>\n<li><strong>Vanadium<\/strong> from 0.05 to 0.01<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"_Addition_of_New_Metals_and_SMLs\"><\/span><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Addition of New Metals and SMLs<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The amendment introduces SMLs for eight additional elements:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong>Barium<\/strong> (1.2)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Beryllium<\/strong> (0.01)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Iron<\/strong> (40)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mercury<\/strong> (0.003)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Molybdenum<\/strong> (0.12)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Thallium<\/strong> (0.0001)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tin<\/strong> (100, unless otherwise specified in Commission Regulation (EU) 2023\/915)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Silver<\/strong> (0.08)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tin\u2019s reference to <a href=\"https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/eli\/reg\/2023\/915\/oj\/eng\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Regulation (EU) 2023\/915<\/a> ensures consistency with the latest EU maximum contaminant levels in foodstuffs.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Procedural_Updates_and_Compliance_Demonstrations\"><\/span><strong>Procedural Updates and Compliance Demonstrations<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong>Section 4.5<\/strong> (formerly regarding tin) has been removed, as tin is now covered in the main SML table.<\/li>\n<li>Renumbering adjusts subsequent sections accordingly.<\/li>\n<li>A new <strong>Section 4.9<\/strong> mandates that operators provide a written declaration of conformity in line with Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 1935\/2004 (general food contact materials regulation) and the annex\u2019s Chapter 0.9.<br \/>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8928 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Amendment-on-Dutch-Regulation-for-Metals-in-Contact-with-Food-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Amendment on Dutch Regulation for Food Contact Metals \" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Amendment-on-Dutch-Regulation-for-Metals-in-Contact-with-Food-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Amendment-on-Dutch-Regulation-for-Metals-in-Contact-with-Food-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Amendment-on-Dutch-Regulation-for-Metals-in-Contact-with-Food-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Amendment-on-Dutch-Regulation-for-Metals-in-Contact-with-Food-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Amendment-on-Dutch-Regulation-for-Metals-in-Contact-with-Food.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Alignment_with_EU_Legislation\"><\/span><strong>Alignment with EU Legislation<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The regulation was notified to the European Commission under Directive (EU) 2015\/1535 on technical regulations. The Commission\u2019s remarks highlighted overlap with specific migration limits for plastics under Regulation (EU) No 10\/2011. The Dutch response clarifies that, for composite articles, only the metallic portion falls under the amended SMLs, while any plastic components must meet Regulation 10\/2011 standards.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This amendment modernizes the Dutch regulation on food-contact metals by integrating Benelux and EU standards, refining migration limits for existing and newly listed elements, and reinforcing compliance documentation. By aligning national rules with broader European frameworks, it ensures a consistent high level of consumer protection and facilitates the seamless trade of food-contact materials across the Benelux and EU markets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On 31 December 2024, the State Secretary for Health, Welfare and Sport of the Dutch Government, enacted a ministerial regulation, modifying the Commodities Act Regulation on Packaging and Utensils (Warenwetregeling verpakkingen en gebruiksartikelen). This update implements the Benelux Committee of Ministers\u2019 decision on metals and alloys intended for contact with foodstuffs (M (2022) 12) and&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":8927,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,545,540],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8940","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-en","category-packaging-legislation-en","category-regulations-policy-en","category-28","category-545","category-540","description-off"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8940","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8940"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8940\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8941,"href":"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8940\/revisions\/8941"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8927"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8940"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8940"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8940"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}