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Food Safety and Standards (Packaging) Amendment Regulations, 2022.
The Food Safety and Standards (Packaging) Amendment Regulations, 2022 related to use of recycled plastics in food packaging.

Proposed amendments to the Standards and Specifications for Food Utensils, Containers and Packages.
The Republic of Korea is proposing to amend the "Standards and Specifications for Food Utensils, Containers and Packages".
1) The standards for using of recycled synthetic resins are revised;
2) The standards and specifications of poly(butylene adipate terephthalate) (PBAT) synthetic resin are newly established;
3) The test methods or the wordings are revised.

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By the virtue of the articles 5 and 6(6) of the Food Act of B.E.2522 (1979), the Minister of Public Health hereby issued the (draft) Notification as follows:

Prescribing definition of plastic food packaging and food packaging made from recycled plastic material.

Revising qualities or standards for certain plastic food packaging such as the overall migration limit, the restriction for primary aromatic amines (PAAs), the limit for metal migration and the specific migration limit for certain types of food plastics as listed in Annex I. New plastic food packaging other than those listed in Annex I of the notification shall be evaluated safety by the risk assessment center recognized by Thai Food and Drug Administration and shall submit that report of safety assessment to Thai Food and Drug Administration for approval before marketing or using. It permits to use plastic food packaging made from recycled Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) which recycled PET obtained from secondary recycling or mechanical recycling process shall be evaluated safety and efficiency of recycling technology to prove that it can eliminate or reduce contaminants from input plastic. (...)

Transforming Recycling (Part 1: Container Return Scheme): The attached consultation document outlines New Zealand's proposal to transform recycling, of which Part 1 includes the establishment of a beverage container return scheme. The container return scheme is a resource recovery scheme that encourages people to return beverage containers for recycling or refilling in exchange for a refundable deposit. The proposed regulations will set out the eligible beverage containers that can be sold on the New Zealand market under the Container Return Scheme. The Container Return Scheme is proposed to include labelling requirements for eligible containers, and a 20 cent refundable deposit (and scheme fee of 3 to 5 cents per container + GST) being applied on eligible containers when they enter the market. The scope of the scheme is proposed to cover single use beverage containers made from glass, plastic (PET, HDPE and PP only, and recyclable bio-based HDPE and PET), metal (e.g. aluminum, steel, tinplate and bimetals), and liquid paperboard. Beverage containers eligible for return would have specific conditions of acceptance, which may include a scheme label or identifying mark, a barcode, a QR code or other form of unique identification. If the scheme is to proceed, details of specific labelling requirements will be worked through during the development of the regulations in 2024. It is proposed that fresh milk would be exempt in all packaging types. (...) It is also not frequently consumed while 'out and about' and thus presents a lesser litter issue. (...)

Proposal regulation on the Banning of Production, Import, Marketing and Use of the Bag: The purpose of this Regulation is to establish rules and procedures regarding the banning of plastic bags, with regard to their production, importation, marketing and use, with a view to reducing negative impacts on human health, infrastructure and the environment in general.

Prohibition of import of disposable, non-biodegradable plastic knives, forks, and spoons to the Macao Special Administrative Region.

Chief Executive's Decision No. 122/2021: Prohibition of import and transit of disposable, non-biodegradable plastic drinking straws and disposable, non-biodegradable plastic beverage stirrers into and via the Macao Special Administrative Region.

The introduction of The Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill will make it an offence for a person to supply or offer to supply (including for free), the following commonly littered and unnecessary disposable single-use plastic (SUP) products to a consumer in Wales:
· plates
· cutlery
· drinks stirrers
· drinking straws (including attached straws)
· cups made of polystyrene
· takeaway food containers made of polystyrene
· cup and takeaway food container lids made of polystyrene
· plastic-stemmed cotton buds
· sticks for balloons
· oxo-degradable products
· plastic single-use carrier bags (SUCBs)
Initially proposed in 2020, the scope of the proposals have been expanded to tackle the negative impacts of plastic pollution on our environment, and engagement is on-going to develop the legislation.

Draft statutory instrument on the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Amendment) Regulations 2022: These measures will amend the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2012 ("the RoHS Regulations") as they apply in England and Wales and Scotland. Regulation 2 will grant new specific and temporary exemptions which will be added as entries 97 to 99 of Table 1 in Schedule A2 of the RoHS Regulations. The exemptions apply to:
(1) Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) in ion-selective electrodes applied in point of care analysis of ionic substances present in human body fluids and/or in dialysate fluids. This exemption will expire on 21 July 2028.
(2) Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) in plastic components in MRI detector coils. This exemption will expire on 1 January 2024.
(3) Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), butyl benzyl phthalate (BBP), dibutyl phthalate (DBP) and diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP) in spare parts recovered from and used for the epair or refurbishment of medical devices, including in vitro diagnostic medical devices, and their accessories, provided that the reuse takes place in auditable closed-loop business-to-business return systems and that each reuse of parts is notified to the customer. This exemption will expire on 21 July 2028. (...)

The Law of 10 February 2020 on combating waste and on the circular economy bans certain single-use plastic products, including containers or receptacles made of expanded polystyrene intended for on-the-spot or on-the-move consumption. The ban seeks to prevent the environmental impact of discarding such single-use plastic products. To prevent any circumvention of this ban, the Decree supplements it by referring to the same products when made entirely or partly of extruded polystyrene, of expanded or extruded polypropylene.