The Proposed Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2020.

Who will this consultation be of most interest to?

Businesses that manufacture, import, wholesale and/or retail food contact plastic; recycled plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food; and varnishes and coatings. Port health authorities; local enforcement authorities; consumers and other interested stakeholders, who may have an interest in the policy and legislation on food contact materials.

About this consultation

This further consultation supplements the proposed Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2018. The updated amendment will now be the Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2020. We are now proposing to introduce new changes in relation to the criminal offences within the Regulations. Full details can be obtained from the consultation pack.

Purpose of this consultation

We welcome comments from relevant industry sectors, as outlined above, and other interested stakeholders, specifically on the proposed new changes relating to criminal offences under the Regulations.

Consultation pack

How to respond

Responses are required by close 18 November 2020. Please send your response to tim.chandler@food.gov.uk. 

Please state, in your response, whether you are responding as a private individual or on behalf of an organisation/company (including details of any stakeholders your organisation represents).