Turkey is aligning its Regulation on food contact plastics with those from the European Union. The new laws will become effective on December 31, 2020.
In 2018, Turkey published its Food Contact Materials and Articles Regulation under Number 30382 of April 5, 2018. This framework legislation established 17 categories of food contact materials and articles, and contains, inter alia, provisions for paper and boards, metals and alloys, as well as colorants/dyes for plastics.
In December 2019, Turkey published two Notifications to (essentially) align its food contact plastics with those from Regulation (EU) 10/2011 in the European Union. The two Notifications are:
- Notification No. 2019/43 under Number 30989 (Repeat) of December 25, 2019 ‘Turkish Food Codex Communication on Food Simulants used in Migration Tests for Plastic Materials and Articles Intended to Come into Contact with Food’ – repeals Notification No. 2013/35 in Number 28710 of July 17, 2013
- Notification No. 2019/44 under Number 30989 (Repeat) of December 25, 2019 ‘Turkish Food Codex Communication on Plastic Materials and Articles Intended to Come into Contact with Food’ – repeals Notification 2013/34 in Number 28710 of July 17, 2013
Under Regulation (EU) 2017/752 amending Regulation (EU) 10/2011 on food contact plastics, FCM substance No 1062 - mixture composed of 97% tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) with CAS No 78-10-4 and 3% hexamethyldisilazane (HMDS) with CAS No 999-97-3, is on the Union list of authorized substances and allowed to be used in the manufacture of recycled polyethylene terephthalate (recycled PET) with certain restrictions. It is interesting to note that this substance is not on the list of permitted substances under Table 1 to Annex 1 of Turkish Notification No. 2019/44.
Both of the Notifications entered into force on December 25, 2019 – the date of their publication in the T.C. Resmi Gazete. Their provisions will become effective on December 31, 2020.
Highlights of certain provisions falling under Notification Nos. 2019/43 and 2019/44 are summarized in Table 1. Unless otherwise stated, these certain provisions are from Notification No. 2019/44 under Number 30989 (Repeat) of December 25, 2019.
| Item | Parameter | Highlight |
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| 1 | Scope (Article 2) |
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| 2 | Exemption (Article 2) |
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| 3 | Overall Migration Limit (OML) Requirements (Article 8) | ≤ 10 mg/dm² otherwise ≤ 60 mg/kg for FCMs intended for food for infants and young children |
| 4 | Declaration of Compliance (DoC) and documentation (Article 11) |
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| 5 | List of authorized substances (Annex 1, Table 1) | Contains more than 1,000 entries |
| 6 | Specific Migration Limit (SML) Requirements (Annex 1, Table 1) | Representative examples:
* additional requirements for these phthalates when used as a technical support agent |
| 7 | SML Requirements (Annex 2) | Heavy Metals: ≤ 1 mg/kg (aluminum, Al) |
| 8 | Food simulants (Annex 1 to Notification No. 2019/43) under Number 30909 (Repeat) of December 25, 2019 |
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| Effective Date: December 31, 2020 | ||
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