Towards Safer and Greener Food Packaging: Govt. Introduces Good Manufacturing Practices for Recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin

In an effort to ensure the safeguarding of environmental functions in relation to the use of polyethylene terephthalate (“PET”) resin that derives from the recycling of used PET plastic products that meet safety requirements for use as food packaging (“Recycled PET Resin”),[1] while simultaneously promoting fair business competition and enhancing the competitiveness of the Recycled PET Resin industry, the Minister of Industry (“Minister”) has decided introduce a new set of Guidelines on Good Manufacturing Practices for the Production of Recycled PET Resin (“Guidelines”) through the issuance of Decree No. 4607 of 2025 (“Decree 4607/2025”), which has been in force since 8 October 2025.[2]