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Food contact materials – Switzerland

Official title

Draft Ordinance of the Federal Council concerning amendments of the Ordinance on the Reduction of Risks relating to the Use of Certain Particularly Dangerous Substances, Preparations and Articles (Chemical Risk Reduction Ordinance, ORRChem, Fedlaw number: SR 814.81)

Switzerland issued a correction on 9 March 2026 to the earlier TBT notification G/TBT/N/CHE/301. The measure was first notified on 27 January 2026. The comment period closed on 28 March 2026.

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At a glance

Products

Food contact materials

Notifying member
Switzerland
Status
Corrected since it was notified
Objectives
  • Protection of human health or safety
  • Protection of the environment
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/CHE/301Latest notice: G/TBT/N/CHE/301/Corr.1

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 28 March 2026
Proposed adoption
Proposed entry into force

How to comment

The comment period closed on 28 March 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO TBT enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/CHE/301/Corr.1; it can take them up with Switzerland.

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What the notification says

The placing on the market of packaging that comes into contact with foodstuffs, as well as consumer goods that are intended for single use is prohibited, if they exceed the following values in homogeneous material a) a mass content of at least one non-polymeric PFASs of 0.0000025 per cent (25 ppb); b) a mass content of the sum of non-polymeric PFASs, including those formed by conversion from precursor compounds using a state-of-the-art process, of 0.000025 per cent (250 ppb); c) a mass content of the sum of non-polymeric and polymeric PFASs of 0.005 per cent (50 ppm).

Notices on this measure

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  1. CorrigendumG/TBT/N/CHE/301/Corr.1

    Draft Ordinance of the Federal Council concerning amendments of the Ordinance on the Reduction of Risks relating to the Use of Certain Particularly Dangerous Substances, Preparations and Articles (Chemical Risk Reduction Ordinance, ORRChem, Fedlaw number: SR 814.81)

    The notified draft ordinance does not only cover food contact materials, but also 1) Firefighting foams containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs), including ready-to-use portable fire extinguishers. 2) Packaging and labelling for partially halogenated unsaturated hydrofluorocarbons, 3) Substances, articles and preparations containing perfluorooctane sulfonic acid and its derivatives, 4) Substances, articles and preparations containing perfluorocarboxylic acids with 15 to 21 carbon atoms. 5) Substances, articles and preparations containing medium-chain chlorinated paraffins 6) Substances, articles and preparations containing chlorpyrifos 7) Certain products containing mercury 8) Plant protection products and 9) Fertilizer The new regulations on firefighting foam concentrates, the regulation on packaging and labelling for partially halogenated unsaturated hydrofluorocarbons and the regulation on substances, articles and preparations containing perfluorooctane sulfonic acid and its derivatives are harmonizations with EU law. The regulation of substances, articles and preparations containing perfluorocarboxylic acids with 15 to 21 carbon atoms, the regulation of substances, articles and preparations containing medium-chain chlorinated paraffins and the regulation of substances, articles and preparations containing chlorpyrifos are based on a decision of the twelfth Conference of the Parties of the Stockholm Convention. The regulation on mercury is amended due to…

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  2. Regular notificationG/TBT/N/CHE/301

    Comment deadline: Closed on 28 March 2026

    Draft Ordinance of the Federal Council concerning amendments of the Ordinance on the Reduction of Risks relating to the Use of Certain Particularly Dangerous Substances, Preparations and Articles (Chemical Risk Reduction Ordinance, ORRChem, Fedlaw number: SR 814.81)

    The placing on the market of packaging that comes into contact with foodstuffs, as well as consumer goods that are intended for single use is prohibited, if they exceed the following values in homogeneous material a) a mass content of at least one non-polymeric PFASs of 0.0000025 per cent (25 ppb); b) a mass content of the sum of non-polymeric PFASs, including those formed by conversion from precursor compounds using a state-of-the-art process, of 0.000025 per cent (250 ppb); c) a mass content of the sum of non-polymeric and polymeric PFASs of 0.005 per cent (50 ppm).

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Sources

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