Request risk assessment for new substances in food contact materials that are not subject to EU-wide harmonized material-specific regulation.

Send your request for a risk assessment by e-mail to the BVL:

• Include background information explaining the scientific problem and a justification of the community interest with your request.
• The BVL will check for completeness and, if necessary, submit the documents to the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) for comment.
• The Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) decides on the existence of a Community interest and, in the positive case, forwards the application to EFSA. In the case of a positive decision, it forwards the application to EFSA.

• There are no European harmonized regulations yet for the substance you want to use to manufacture a food contact material.

• Your request must include background information explaining the scientific problem and a justification of the Community interest.

There are no costs involved.

There is no deadline.

The duration of the process depends on the documents submitted and the amount of verification required. The process may take longer if further information needs to be requested.

• Verordnung (EG) Nr. 178/2002 des Europäischen Parlaments und des Rates vom 28.01.2002 zur Festlegung der allgemeinen Grundsätze und Anforderungen des Lebensmittelrechts, zur Errichtung der Europäischen Behörde für Lebensmittelsicherheit und zur Festlegung von Verfahren zur Lebensmittelsicherheit

• No legal remedies are provided against the BVL.
• Appeals against a decision must be filed directly with the European Commission.

Forms available: No

Written form required: No

Informal application possible: Yes

Personal appearance required: No

Online services available: No

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