
On 29 October 2026, the EU Official Journal published two food contact material amending regulations on the same day. Regulation (EU) 2026/2412 adds four substances to the Union positive list for plastics (Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 10/2011), and Regulation (EU) 2026/2376 restructures the recycled plastics framework of Regulation (EU) 2022/1616 across registration, declarations of compliance, testing methods and import release documents. Both regulations enter into force on 18 November 2026.
