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Food contact & packaging: regulations in the Arab world
Verified regulation updates for Food contact & packaging across the Arab League markets, with links to official sources.
Regulation updates
- MoroccoMorocco Homologates New Voluntary Paper Cup/Pot Safety Standard NM 04.3.10023 Aug 2026
- GCC-wideGCC-wide recall: Flying Tiger drinking cups over lead, cadmium13 Aug 2026
- IraqIraq customs mandates electronic verification of import documents13 Aug 2026
- OmanOman introduces new Technical Regulation on Conformity Scheme covering textiles, FCM, cosmetics9 Aug 2026
- Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia updates Packaging Technical Regulation to align with Product Safety Law — WTO notified July 20258 Aug 2026
- GCC-wideGCC adopts UN Globally Harmonized System for chemical classification — GSO 2654:20251 Aug 2026
- GCC-wideGSO approves Strategic Plan 2026–2030: expanding technical regulations to new product sectors30 Jul 2026
- GCC-wideGSO 60th Technical Council: 199 new Gulf standards and 7 technical regulations approved — April 202525 Jul 2026
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