Harmonised Approaches for Risk Assessment and Management of Food Contact Materials and Articles

Background and Objectives

The Expert Group is reviewing existing approaches for risk assessment and management of Food Contact Materials (FDMs): intentionally added substances (IAS), non-intentionally added substances (NIAS) and Not Listed Substance (NLS). They will identify similarities and differences between materials categories and geographic areas (EU, US, China, etc.) before recommending the most appropriate approaches to use. They will consider the EU Chemicals Strategy and the ONE HEALTH approach as well as the role of science for regulatory purposes for management of Food Safety.

Output

The resulting publication will complement other ILSI publications concerning FCMs, including Koster et al (2015), Nerin et al (2022) and Schilter et al. The outputs of these previous activities are used in the risk assessment of FCMs.

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