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South Korea Issues Proposals to Amend Food Contact Standards
Issued as Advance Notice Number 2018-368 and then circulated by the World Trade Organization (WTO) on September 4, 2018, attached to document number 18-5537 and notified under G/SPS/N/KOR/614, the proposals would make several major changes to Korea’s food contact standards. These include:
• Ban on the use of bisphenol A (BPA), di-butylphthalate (DBP) and benzyl-n-butylphthalate (BBP) in food contact materials and articles for infants and young children
• Revised specifications for polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP)
• Revised wording for recycled synthetic resins
The WTO notification states that comments on the proposals will be received by the South Korean ministry until November 3, 2018
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