{"id":30301,"date":"2025-06-13T15:22:56","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T07:22:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/?p=30301"},"modified":"2025-06-20T08:36:54","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T00:36:54","slug":"india-fcm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/markets\/india-fcm\/","title":{"rendered":"India Permits Recycled PET Plastics in Food Contact Materials"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"30301\" class=\"elementor elementor-30301\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4ba1e0d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4ba1e0d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8b18c81\" data-id=\"8b18c81\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbeaa12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cbeaa12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>India <span data-teams=\"true\">has opened new opportunities for sustainable packaging by <\/span><span data-teams=\"true\">permitting <strong>recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET)<\/strong> in food contact materials. This regulatory shift presents significant opportunities for global traders and suppliers in the food packaging sector.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f8beaa4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f8beaa4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-28defba\" data-id=\"28defba\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1606ebe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1606ebe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">India's Food Regulations Background<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-25916b9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"25916b9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ccc27c2\" data-id=\"ccc27c2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0d6f2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f0d6f2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 2018, India issued the nation\u2019s Food Safety and Standards (Packaging) Regulations, 2018 (the Regulation) to regulate food contact materials and articles.\u00a0<\/p><p>The Regulation was revised twice in 2022 to update its requirements:<\/p><ul><li>Food Safety and Standard (Packaging) First Amendment Regulations, 2022<\/li><li>Food Safety and Standards (Packaging) Second Amendment Regulations, 2022, by adding specific migration limit values for antimony and phthalic acid, bis(2-ethylhexyl) ester (DEHP) in food contact plastics (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sgs.com\/en\/news\/2022\/10\/safeguards-11522-india-strengthens-chemical-safety-in-food-contact-plastics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SafeGuardS 115\/22 and references therein<\/a>)<\/li><\/ul><p>Additionally, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)\u00a0issued\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/fssai.gov.in\/upload\/advisories\/2022\/01\/61eb9b40949b5Mechanism_Recycled_Plastics_22_01_2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">an authorizing mechanism<\/a>\u00a0in 2022 for recycled plastic manufacturers as per the Draft Food Safety and Standards (Packaging) Amendment Regulations, 2022, permitting the use of recycled plastic as FCM.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5553308 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5553308\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-031b6ba\" data-id=\"031b6ba\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-559e4bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"559e4bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Latest Regulatory Updates<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6cda0d1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6cda0d1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1464a59\" data-id=\"1464a59\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dab8ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5dab8ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In March 2025, the FSSAI published the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/fssai.gov.in\/upload\/uploadfiles\/files\/FSS_Packaging_Amendment%20Regulations2025%20related%20to%20recycled%20plastics.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Food Safety and Standards (Packaging) First Amendment Regulations, 2025<\/a>,\u00a0(the Amendment) to revise the Regulation (<a href=\"https:\/\/fssai.gov.in\/upload\/uploadfiles\/files\/Compendium_Packaging_V_%2002-04-2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">consolidated version-V dated April 2025<\/a>) by permitting products made of recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET) for packaging, storing, carrying or dispensing of food products, providing that standards and guidelines are notified by the food authority. These packaging materials must comply with applicable national standards or regulations.<\/p><h3>Implementation Timeline<\/h3><p>The Amendment became effective on <strong>March 28, 2025<\/strong> \u2013 the day of its publication in the Official Gazette.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-361d979 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"361d979\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d86f00f\" data-id=\"d86f00f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-119bc50 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"119bc50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-05850de elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"05850de\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c0bcd3\" data-id=\"6c0bcd3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfbf3a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bfbf3a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Global suppliers and buyers can leverage these regulatory changes to:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Explore new market entry strategies<\/strong> for sustainable packaging solutions, and food containers alike<\/li><li><strong>Connect with certified PET recycling manufacturers<\/strong> through hktdc.com Sourcing<\/li><li><strong>Access compliance guidance<\/strong> for Indian market requirements<\/li><\/ul><p>Open your door to food and beverage sourcing by clicking the banner 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We proudly deliver our expert services through the SGS name and trusted specialized brands, including Brightsight, Bluesign, Maine Pointe and Nutrasource.<\/p><p>SGS is publicly traded on the SIX Swiss Exchange under the ticker symbol SGSN (ISIN CH0002497458, Reuters SGSN.S, Bloomberg SGSN:SW).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ac09838 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ac09838\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9a5dd19\" data-id=\"9a5dd19\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1535680 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1535680\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>India has opened new opportunities for sustainable packaging by permitting recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET) in food contact materials. 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