FSSAI proposes allowing recycled plastics in food packaging under strict safety conditions

New Delhi, Nov 4 (UNI) India's food safety regulator has proposed allowing chemically recycled polyethene and polypropylene in materials that come into contact with food, provided they meet the same standards as new plastics, while introducing separate safeguards for the use of recycled polymers in multilayer food packaging. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has published draft amendments to the Food Safety and Standards (Packaging) Regulations, 2018, seeking to permit specified recycled plastic materials in food packaging without compromising existing safety requirements. The proposed Food Safety and Standards (Packaging) Amendment Regulations, 2026, published in the Gazette of…