Bangladesh - Draft Food Safety (Food Contact Materials) Regulations, 2024

The Bangladesh Food Safety Authority notified WTO regarding the draft Food Safety (Food Contact Materials) Regulation on August 13, 2024. 

This draft Regulation contains guidelines to ensure food safety concerning materials that come into contact with  food. Issued by the Bangladesh Food Safety Authority under the Food Safety Act, 2013, it defines key terms such as food-grade materials, migration limits, simulants, and  labelling standards. The regulation applies to production,  processing, storage, import, and sale of food-contact  materials. It mandates to ensure hygienic packaging,  quality control, and list of suggestive materials for specific  food product categories. It provides standards for paper,  glass, metal and plastic packaging. Compliance is  monitored through inspections, and violations may result in  penalties. The regulation replaces the Food Safety (Food Contact Material) Regulation, 2019.