For plastic food contact materials, the main EU regulations are: EC No 1935/2004 –Framework, materials and articles intended to come into contact with food EC 2023/2006 –Good Manufacturing Practices Regulation EU Regulation No. 10/2011, Plastic Materials in Contact with Food, and all related...
This chapter presents the community and national legislation for food contact materials in the European Union (EU). The provisions for specific materials, such as plastics, ceramic articles, regenerated cellulose film, rubber teats and soothers, glycidyl ethers in coated materials, plastics and ...
What are the recent developments in the European regulatory landscape for food contact materials? What are the developments in EU regulations for recycled materials used in food contact applications? What are the key testing strategies for recycled materials used in food contact applications in order ...
Last year, a draft regulation on the use of bisphenol A varnishes and coatings in food contact was published, and regulation (EU) No 10 / 2011 on the use of bisphenol A in plastic food contact materials was revised. Now, the European Commission (EC) published its final Commission Regulatio...
This article provides an overview of the regulation of food-contact materials (FCMs), and plastics specifically, in the European Union (EU).1As discussed below, plastics and their additives are currently the only types of FCM whose composition is specifically regulated at the EU level. We summar...
• Food Contact Material Regulation Consulting/Customized Consulting Report • Regulatory Compliance Analysis/New Substance Judgement • Declaration of Compliance (DoC) Editing/Auditing • New Substance Application in EU • Lab Selection and Testing Supervision ...
Last year, a draft regulation on the use of bisphenol A varnishes and coatings in food contact was published, and regulation (EU) No 10 / 2011 on the use of bisphenol A in plastic food contact materials was revised. Now, the European Commission (EC) published its final Commission Regulatio...
The safety management and legislation of food contact materials of European Union marked its opening by the directive 76/893/EEC in 1976. Up to now, the regulation has become far more complex that covering many materials. The chart below embodies the reg
Food businesses must comply with various European and national legislation governing packaging and other food contact materials. Hazel O’Keeffe, partner at Keller and Heckman, provides a rundown of the rules on the EU food-contact Declaration of Compliance (DoC). Given the complexity of the ...
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