إجراء مقترح من إسرائيل: لدائن ومصنوعاتها ومطاط ومصنوعاته

The existing arrangement in Israel regarding the use of Bisphenol A (BPA) in food contact materials is based on the adoption of Commission Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 of 14 January 2011 on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food (hereinafter – Regulation 10/2011), which was adopted in Israel under Amendment No. 10 to the Public Health Protection (Food) Law, 5776–2015 (hereinafter – the Law / the Food Law), and appears in Item 16 of Annex II A to the Law. Following an updated scientific assessment by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), published in 2023, it was determined that dietary exposure to BPA poses a health concern for all population groups, even at exposure levels significantly lower than the threshold previously established. Accordingly, the European Commission adopted Commission Regulation (EU) No 2024/3190 of 19 December 2024, which repeals the arrangement applicable to BPA and additional bisphenols under Regulation 10/2011 (hereinafter – Regulation 2024/3190). Regulation 2024/3190 establishes a general prohibition on the use of BPA and additional bisphenols classified as having hazardous properties, in materials and articles intended to come into contact with food, alongside narrow exceptions for essential and defined uses, subject to the condition that no migration into food occurs, as was the practice under Regulation 10/2011. In addition, a uniform mechanism has been established for applying the prohibition also to…