SG 171/24
Indonesia has informed the World Trade Organization (WTO) of its draft regulation on food contact materials and articles. Comments are being accepted until January 27, 2025.
In November 2024, the WTO announced a draft piece of legislation from Indonesia’s Food and Drug Authority (Badan Pengawas Obat dan Makanan (BPOM)) on food packaging materials (FPM).
Highlights of the proposed law, attached to WTO document number 24-8412, are summarized in Table 1.
Section to Draft Regulation | Highlights |
Chapter II ‘Food Packaging Materials’ |
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Chapter III ‘Food Contact Substances’ |
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Chapter IV ‘Food Packaging from Recycled Materials’ |
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Chapter V ‘Assessment’ |
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Chapter V ‘Transitional Provisions’ |
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Chapter VI ‘Closing Provisions’ |
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Appendix I ‘Migration Limit Requirements for FPM’ |
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Appendix II ‘Migration Testing’ |
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Appendix III ‘Overall Migration and Specific Migration Testing of Plastic FPM Intended for Reuse’ |
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Appendix IV ‘Food Contact Substances Permitted for use as Food Packaging’ |
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Appendix V ‘Food Contact Substances Prohibited for use as Food Packaging’ |
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Appendix VI ‘Example of Request Form for Assessment’ |
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Table 1
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