gens on food packaging; ensuring consumers are informed of potential allergens. 8. Traceability and Transparency28 - EU food law emphasizes traceability from farm to fork to enhance safety and accountability in the food supply chain. This involves keeping records at every stage of food production, processing, and distribution. CONCLUSIONS EU food law is complex29 and continues to evolve to address emerging challenges related to food safety, sustainability, and consumer rights. Ongoing lations (EC) No 1924/2006 and (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Commission Directive 87/250/EEC, Council Directive 90/496/EEC, Commission Directive 1999/10/EC, Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Commission Directives 2002/67/EC and 2008/5/EC and Commission Regulation (EC) No 608/2004 Text with EEA relevance. 28 https://food.ec.europa.eu/horizontal-topics/general-food-law/implementation-transparency-regulation_ en - Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 provides a harmonised legal EU framework. It sets out the general principles of safety and inertness for all Food Contact Materials (FCMs). Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 was amended by Regulation (EU) 2019/1381 on the transparency and sustainability of the EU risk assessment in the food chain amended with effect from 27 March 2021. The resulting and latest consolidated version is available: Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 (Consolidated). Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 was amended by Regulation (EU) 2019/1381 on the transparency and sustainability of the EU risk assessment in the food chain amended with effect from 27 March 2021. https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2006/2023/2008-04-17 - Commission Regulation (EC) No 2023/2006 of 22 December 2006 on good manufacturing practice for materials and articles intended to come into contact with food (Text with EEA relevance). Commission Regulation on Good Manufacturing Practices - Commission Regulation (EC) No 2023/2006 https://food.ec.europa.eu/document/download/559cb0fc-2fbe-48ae-8861-6848a4106491_en?filename=cs_ fcm_plastic-guidance_201110_en.pdf - Union Guidelines on Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food. 29 https://food.ec.europa.eu/horizontal-topics/general-food-law/implementation-transparency-regulation_en Amendments to Regulation (EU) No 10/2011. Commission Regulation (EU) 2025/351 of 21 February 2025; Commission Regulation (EU) 2024/3190 on the use of bisphenol A (BPA) and other bisphenols and bisphenol derivatives with harmonised classification for specific hazardous properties in certain materials and articles intended to come into contact with food; Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/1245 of 2 September 2020, amending and correcting Regulation (EU) No 2011/10 on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food; Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/37 of 10 January 2019, amending and correcting Regulation (EU) No 2011/10 on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food; Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/831 of 5 June 2018, amending Regulation (EU) No 2011/10 on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food; Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/752 of 28 April 2017, amending and correcting Regulation (EU) No 2011/10 on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food; Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/1416 of 24 August 2016, amending and correcting Regulation (EU) No 2011/10 on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food. 152 ANA BRANCA SOEIRO DE CARVALHO | SUSANA MSR FONSECA | ANA GUIA | CARLOS LOPES
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