India sets migration limits for antimony and DEHP for FCM
On 31 August 2022 a regulation entitled “Food Safety and Standards (Packaging) Second Amendment Regulations, 2022.” was published and enforced by The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI).
This regulation sets migration limits for antimony and Phthalic acid, bis (2- ethylhexyl) ester (DEHP) in food contact materials. As a result of this amendment, the list of specified substances with migration values from plastic materials intended for contact with food now contains nine substances. The migration limit value for antimony is 0.04 mg/kg and 1.5 mg/kg for DEHP.
The seven substances for which migration limit values were previously established in the “Food Safety and Standards (Packaging) Regulations, 2018” are as follows:
| l. No. | Substance name | Migration limit value (mg/kg) |
| 1 | Barium | 1.0 |
| 2 | Cobalt | 0.05 |
| 3 | Copper | 5.0 |
| 4 | Iron | 48.0 |
| 5 | Lithium | 0.6 |
| 6 | Manganese | 0.6 |
| 7 | Zinc | 25.0 |
