Effective from November 18th—Publication of Amendment EU 2026/2412 to Regulation (EU) No. 10/2011 on plastics intended to come into contact with food

The Commission Regulation (EU) 2026/2412 of 28 October 2026 has just been published in the Official Journal of the European Union of 29 October 2026.

It amends Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food by adding:

• 4 new substances (FCM No. 1086, 1087, 1088 and 1090) to the positive list in table 1
  

  FCM substance No	Substance name	Use as additive or polymer production aid (yes/no)	Use as monomer or other starting substance or macromo lecule obtained from microbial fermentation (yes/no)	FRF applicable (yes/no)	SML [mg/kg]	Restrictions and specifications	Notes on verification of compliance
  1086	chopped carbon fibres, from carbonised polyacryloni trile	Yes	No	No		Only to be used at up to 40 % w/w for polyether ether ketone (PEEK) polymer. The fibres shall be manufactured from polyacry lonitrile, have a minimum carbon content of 95 % w/w, and at sizes not at a nanoscale at any dimension (diameter > 100 nm).
  1087	nano precipitated calcium carbonate, uncoated	Yes	No	No		Not to be used in the manufacture of materials and articles intended for contact with infant formula (7).	(32)
  1088	poly(2- hydroxypro panoic acid), n-octyl/n- decyl esters	Yes	No	No	0.05	Only to be used as an additive up to 15 % w/w in materials and articles made from polylactic acid (PLA) which do not contain starch (FCM No 564) or other additives with a function similar to starch that could increase migration, and which are intended to be in contact up to 40 °C for up to 10 days at with water included in food category 01.01, or with food included in categories 04.01 (fruit, fresh or chilled), 04.04 (vegetables, fresh or chilled) and 08.01 (vinegar), as specified in Table 2 of Annex III.	(33)
  1090	mixture of 1,9-nonane diamine (‘NMDA’) and 2- methyl-1,8- octanedia mine (‘MODA’) (CAS No. 646- 24-2 and 148528- 05-6)	No	Yes	No	0.05	Only to be used as a co-monomer with terephthalic acid, to manufacture polyamide materials and articles. Not to be used in the manufacture of materials and articles intended for contact with infant formula (7) and human milk.

• 2 new entries to Notes on verification of compliance in table 3 for FCM No. 1087 and 1088.
  

  Note No	Notes on verification of compliance
  (32)	There is a risk that the OML could be exceeded in contact with acidic foods.
  (33)	There is a risk that the SML could be exceeded in contact with the use of food simulants other than food simulant B.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 November 2026.

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