Description
Title: Resolution RDC No 589/2021 on Cellulosic and Plastic Food Contact Materials. Incorporation of MERCOSUR Resolutions GMC/RES No 19/21, 20/21 and 21/21
Publication date: 22/12/2021
Status: In force
Scope: This regulation establishes the general provisions for PLASTIC and CELLULOSIC FOOD CONTACT MATERIALS in BRAZIL. This regulation amends Resolution No 105/1999, which approves the general provisions for PLASTIC PACKAGING and EQUIPMENT in contact with food; Resolution RDC No 56/2012, which provides the POSITIVE LIST of monomers, other starting substances and polymers; and Resolution RDC No 88/2016 which approves the general provisions for CELLULOSIC food contact materials. It is applicable to plastic and cellulosic packaging, coatings, utensils, lids and equipment intended to come into contact with food.