Around 70 percent of the IK-members are (also) manufacturers of plastics packaging intended for food contact. More than 50 percent of the plastics packaging consumed by private users in Germany is food packaging. This is one reason why consumer protection represents a main issue for plastic packaging manufacturers and their association. The Executive Committee Food Contact, consisting of delegates from the different IK sector groups, evaluates current or planned legal requirements of the European and national food contact legislation and provides an overview on this difficult subject which can be used by the IK members in their daily practice.