THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having reg

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 of the
European Parliament and of the Council of 27 October 2004
on materials and articles intended to come into contact with
food and repealing Directives 80/590/EEC and 89/109/EEC (
1
),
and in particular Article 18(3) thereof,
After consulting the European Food Safety Authority,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Directive 2011/8/EU (
2
) amended Directive
2002/72/EC (
3
) relating to plastic materials and articles
intended to come into contact with foodstuffs restricting
the use of Bisphenol A (2,2-bis(4-hydro­
xyphenyl)propane) in polycarbonate infant feeding
bottles.
(2) From 1 May 2011 Directive 2002/72/EC will be replaced
by Commission Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 of
14 January 2011 on plastic materials and articles
intended to come into contact with food (
4
).
(3) Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 does not contain the
restrictions concerning Bisphenol A that were introduced
in Directive 2002/72/EC by Directive 2011/8/EU.
(4) Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 should therefore be
amended to reflect the restrictions of use of Bisphenol A