2. Case study: water packaging and distribution
A distinction must be made between the packaging of natural mineral waters and the materials used in fixed drinking water distribution systems.
Regulations are essentially national; in France, in both cases, they are drawn up by the Direction Générale de la Santé (DGS) and the AFSSA, which has replaced the CSHPF.
2.1 Mineral water packaging
The conditioning of these waters is governed by decree no. 64-1255 of December 11, 1964, supplemented by circular DGS/HP/3˚-414 of July 16, 1971, which specifies the conditions for applying for authorization to use a material, as well as the protocols for the tests to be carried out.
Each formulation of a material intended for packaging a particular mineral water is the subject...
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Website
The bibliographical references can be consulted on the website https://ec.europa.eu/food/safety/chemical-safety/food-contact-materials_en
Publications
Journal officiel de la République française (JO) Paris
Bulletin officiel de la concurrence, de la consommation et de la répression des fraudes (BOCCRF) Paris
Bulletin officiel solidarité santé (BOSS) Paris
Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) Brussels
French organizations
Association française d'assurance qualité (AFAQ) http://www.afaq.fr
Association française de normalisation (AFNOR) http://www.afnor.fr
International organizations
Association of Plastics Manufacturers in Europe (APME) http://www.apme.org
European Plastic Converters (EuPC) http://www.eupc.org
Conseil de l'Europe (CoE) http://www.coe.int
...Laboratoires
(Non-exhaustive list)
Private laboratories
In addition to the official DGCCRF laboratories responsible for fraud control, or public laboratories such as those of INRA, involved in European research programs, private laboratories, to which public authorities can refer, carry out tests to verify suitability for food contact (analysis, migration or packaging materials/food product compatibility...)....
Main testing standards for organic materials in contact with food or drinking water (Tables and )
Only "materials" standards are included here.
Other "product" standards also exist, such as pipes and fittings for drinking water and cookware.
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