Recycled plastics for food use require stronger safeguards, warn UN food security experts

Published on May 13, 2026

Recycled plastics could help reduce the world’s growing waste crisis, but only if food packaging is carefully regulated to prevent contamination, according to a new analysis from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

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