April 8, 2024
MERCOSUR has approved GMC - Common Market Group (GMC) Resolution 48/23, “Modification of GMC Resolution No. 46/06, MERCOSUR Technical Regulation on provisions for metal containers, coatings, utensils, lids and equipment in contact with food” on December 5, 2023.
GMC Res. 48/23, previously known as Proposed draft resolution (P. Res.) No. 02/22 Rev. 1, includes the following amendments to GMC Res. 46/06:
- Updates to the limits for certain impurities (e.g., lead, arsenic, cadmium, mercury, and antimony) in metallic materials;
- Revisions to the list of stainless-steel alloys authorized for use in food-contact applications; and
- The addition of uncoated carbon steel (for limited applications) and passivated metals and metal coatings to list of raw materials authorized for use in contact with food.
Parties to the Southern Common Market (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay) must transpose Mercosur/GMC/Res. No 48/2023 into their national law before June 2, 2024.
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