New Delhi, Nov. 5 -- India is moving to allow wider use of recycled plastic in food packaging, offering food delivery platforms, consumer goods companies and packaging makers a way to meet mandatory recycling targets without compromising food safety. Under draft rules proposed by the food safety regulator, recycled plastic would have to meet the same safety standards as new plastic, with strict safeguards against chemical contamination. The move could help remove a key regulatory hurdle that has held back the use of recycled materials in food packaging.

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has proposed amendments to its 2018 packaging regulations, allowing advanced chemical recycling for two widely used packaging mate...