The EC's Standing Committee on the Food Chain & Animal Health has adopted two new measures. The first will amend the rules on food contact plastics & the second lays down provisions on the use of plasticisers in lid gaskets intended to come into contact with food. The first measure is Commission Directive 2007/19/EC which was published in the OJ 31 March 2007 (OJ L91 31.3.2007 p.17-36). The second measure, Comm Reg (EC) No 372/2007, was published in OJ 3 April 2007(OJ L92 3.4.2007 p.9-12). Full details of both publications are available at the following website address: eur-lex.europa.eu/JOIndex.do The main provisions of these measures are summarised below. Summary of the Directive: Commission Directive 2007/19/EC amends Directive 2002/72/EC relating to plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food and Council Directive 85/572/EEC laying down the list of stimulants to be used in testing migration of constituents of plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food. The Directive:
