Commission Regulation (EU) 2025/351 amends EU plastics FCM rules, recycled plastics framework and GMP requirements; repeals Regulation (EC) No 282/2008

Commission Regulation (EU) 2025/351 (published in the Official Journal on 24 Feb 2025) amends several key implementing measures under the EU Food Contact Materials framework (Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004). It updates Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 (plastics) with clarifications on scope and compositional requirements (including delineation of non-plastic layers such as inks/coatings/adhesives), strengthens/clarifies expectations around the purity of substances used in plastic FCMs (including considerations for substances produced from waste and alignment for UVCB-type substances), and introduces/clarifies information requirements for repeated-use plastic articles (user instructions to mitigate deterioration that could increase migration). It also amends the recycled plastics regime (Regulation (EU) 2022/1616), repeals Regulation (EC) No 282/2008, and amends GMP rules (Regulation (EC) No 2023/2006). Compliance teams should reassess plastics and recycled-plastics compliance dossiers (purity/specifications, supporting documentation/DoC content, repeated-use instructions/labeling where applicable) and confirm supply chain readiness for the amended requirements.