On July 12, 2023, the European Union (EU) issued Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/1442 to amend Table 1 (Union List) falling under Annex I to Regulation (EU) 10/2011 on food contact plastics (Food Contact Plastics Regulation, consolidated version to September 2020).

The latest revision contains several important changes to Annex I of the Food Contact Plastics Regulation. It:

• Delists food contact material (FCM) substance nos. 96 (wood flour and fibers, untreated) and 121 (salicylic acid)
• Replaces nine FCM substance nos., including new specifications for DBP, BBP, DEHP and DINP (FCM nos. 157, 159, 283 and 728)
• Adds five new entries (FCM substance nos. 1078 and 1080-1083)
• Replaces three entries in group restriction of substances, including considerations of DIBP in group restriction no. 32. Per group restriction no. 32, DIBP is not in the Union List (Table 1) to Annex I of the Food Contact Plastics Regulation. It may co-occur with other phthalates as a consequence of its use as a polymerization aid and is included in group restrictions with the assigned FCM no. 1085.
• Inserts three new entries to group restriction of substances, including group restriction no. 36 where the sum of four phthalates (DBP, DIBP, BBP and DEHP) is expressed as DEHP equivalents using a defined formula.