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recycled plastics
October 12, 2026
Amendments made to California’s Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act; requires manufacturers to provide third-party certification when reporting on post-consumer recycled (PCR) content used in plastic beverage containers from March 1, 2028; increases financial penalty for non-compliance from $0.20 to $0.30 per pound of virgin plastic used in place of mandated amounts of PCR
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September 3, 2026
Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) drafts standards for plastic food contact materials (FCMs) intended for child use and for microwave use; Food Packaging Forum (FPF) submits comments highlighting need for stronger chemical safety provisions; raises concerns on limited list of restricted chemicals, potential for regrettable substitutions, chemical safety issues of recycled plastics
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July 30, 2026
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) updates its risk assessment on 27 brominated flame retardants (BFRs) including data since 2012; newly concludes some BFRs as genotoxic, carcinogenic or reprotoxic; identifies major data gaps that hamper risk characterization of many substances; highlights recycled plastic food contact materials as potential exposure source for hazardous BFRs
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