FDA Cancels Food Packaging Approvals Nobody Uses Anymore
Published Date: 1/6/2025
Notice
Summary
The FDA announced that some food contact approvals are no longer valid because manufacturers stopped making or using those materials in the U.S. This change takes effect January 6, 2025, with a grace period until June 30, 2025, to comply. If you make, supply, or use these materials, it’s time to update your game plan—no extra costs mentioned, just a heads-up to stay in line!
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Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Listed Food Contact Approvals Ended
The FDA determined that the Food Contact Notifications (FCNs) listed in this notice are no longer effective as of January 6, 2025. If you make, supply, or use any of the specific food contact substances (FCSs listed in table 1 and table 2), those FCN authorizations no longer apply to those listed substances after that date.
Grace Period to Exhaust Existing Stocks
For the FCSs listed in table 2, FDA set a compliance date of June 30, 2025. You may continue to use existing stocks of those substances only if they were produced, supplied, or used by the manufacturer or supplier before January 6, 2025, and those stocks must be exhausted by June 30, 2025.
Right to Submit New FCNs Remains
FDA's determination that an FCN is no longer effective does not stop manufacturers or suppliers from submitting a new Food Contact Notification (FCN) for the same food contact substance and intended use after the determination. New submissions may be filed unless the use is covered by a separate food additive regulation or a threshold of regulation exemption.
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