Food Contact Materials

Most of flexible packaging is used in direct contact with food and therefore everything around Food Contact Materials (FCMs) is of key concern for the total industry. Only if product and consumer safety is ensured, the main functions and benefits of flexible packaging apply.

Food Contact Legislation

One of the core activities of Flexible Packaging Europe is food contact legislation and product safety. We share our opinions for new legislation from a converter’s perspective and cooperate with many other organisations along the flexible packaging value chain.

Our FPE Scientific and Regulatory Affairs Committee is a network of more than 200 contacts in our membership, which receives frequent regulatory updates. In cases of emergencies, the combined knowledge of the entire network is essential to create coordinated responses.

Regulations in Europe not only safeguard consumer safety, but also enables the Single Market.