This year's agenda will to help attendees manage regulatory compliance
for food contact materials across a global packaging value chain.
Not exact matches
The
materials used have been developed and certified
for food contact.
Intertek is offering a complimentary webinar series designed to provide the latest updates on regulatory compliance and
food contact materials testing, to support clients in meeting the new European regulatory requirements
for plastic
food packaging.
In addition, DuPont also offers a range of
materials that are compliant
for the demanding requirements of
food contact and certain medical device usage.
DuPont is a leader in
food contact materials, with the industry's most extensive engineering thermoplastic portfolio adhering to both European Food Contact and FDA (Food and Drug Administration) regulations for food saf
food contact materials, with the industry's most extensive engineering thermoplastic portfolio adhering to both European Food Contact and FDA (Food and Drug Administration) regulations for food
contact materials, with the industry's most extensive engineering thermoplastic portfolio adhering to both European
Food Contact and FDA (Food and Drug Administration) regulations for food saf
Food Contact and FDA (Food and Drug Administration) regulations for food
Contact and FDA (
Food and Drug Administration) regulations for food saf
Food and Drug Administration) regulations
for food saf
food safety.
Glass is the only widely - used packaging considered by the U.S.
Food and Drug Administration as «generally recognized as safe» or «GRAS,» the agency's broadest standard for food - contact materi
Food and Drug Administration as «generally recognized as safe» or «GRAS,» the agency's broadest standard
for food - contact materi
food -
contact materials.
Glass containers are endlessly recyclable, made from all - natural ingredients (sand, soda ash, limestone, and recycled glass), and glass is the only packaging
material accepted by the U.S.
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as «GRAS» or «generally recognized as safe» for food and beverage cont
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as «GRAS» or «generally recognized as safe»
for food and beverage cont
food and beverage
contact.
Glass is the only widely - used
food packaging granted the FDA's highest safety standard
for food -
contact materials.
Metallized Carbon Corporation, a global leader in the manufacture of oil - free, self - lubricating, carbon - graphite
materials for severe service lubrication applications, announces that its Metcar Grade M - 58 has received approval from the FDA so that it can be used in
food contact applications.
«Based on our ongoing review, we believe there is a large body of evidence that indicates that FDA - regulated products containing BPA currently on the market are safe and that exposure levels to BPA from
food contact materials, including
for infants and children, are below those that may cause health effects.
Despite current lack of European Law regulating leaching of elements from metallic
food contact materials, the Council of Europe resolved in 2013 that contaminants «must not be released in quantities which could endanger human health» and specifies limits
for and methods of testing metals released into
food.
Materials in
contact with
food preparation can result in human exposure to chemicals, including metal ions and toxic alloying components, a problematic issue
for food surveillance authorities often raised to European Commissions
food regulators.
In dogs and cats, symptoms caused by allergies to
food, inhaled proteins, or
contact materials —
for example, corn, pollen, and grass — are different than allergic symptoms in people.
Evacuate your family and pets as early as you can and remember to take your disaster preparedness kit
for your pets (i.e. First Aid kit, leashes, and pets» carrying cases, bowls, sanitation
materials, chew toy, minimum 3 days, ideally 7 - 10 days of
food, meds, water, your veterinarian's
contact information, a photo of your pet).
Older plastics technologies limited
food companies to using only new plastic to comply with regulations
for direct
food contact materials.
Another 2013 report also targets France in particular
for its 2012 ban on use of
materials produced using BPA in
contact surfaces
for food for infants and pregnant women..
The FCN System is far more efficient and effective, and it offers a faster path to regulatory clearances
for food -
contact materials; however, FCNclearances are proprietary, so that a FCN clearance is only valid
for the manufacturer identified in the FCN (and that manufacturer's customers).
During this same time frame, the authorities in other jurisdictions throughout the world (the European Union (EU), China, Japan, Korea, South America, etc.) have been developing and / or updating their own systems
for regulating
food -
contact materials.
Evaluating the safety of and establishing a suitable regulatory status
for the intended use of a
food -
contact material early in the product development stage, maintaining excellent records, and properly communicating regulatory compliance information along the supply chain are the best ways to avoid problems.
Rather, other countries still tend to implement a system of adopting generic clearances
for food -
contact materials by way of «positive lists» of permitted substances that apply to all manufacturers.