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Regulations defining the food compatibility of materials are based on the principle of inertia of the material and the methods implemented for its control. It outlines the suitability criteria properties required of the food contact materials. In this article, European regulatory information is discussed followed by a more detailed explication of French regulations. The applicable texts and requirements for all types of material (wood, metal, ceramics, rubber ...) are then listed in relation to, among others, the undesirable elements content and specific or global migration. Finally, more restrictive regulations specific to certain countries such as Germany, Sweden and Finland are reviewed.
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Albert KOZLOWSKI: Former Chairman of the BNS "Steels for food contact" Commission - Bureau de normalisation de la sidérurgie BNS - Consulting engineer FFA (French Steel Federation)
INTRODUCTION
This article is part of a series on the "alimentarity of materials". After having introduced European and American regulations in a first article, Alimentarité des matériaux-Réglementation, we give here
The main application examples and "material sheets" will be given in a later dossier on selection criteria
In the "Further information" section
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Digital media
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Industrial guidelines in traceability
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Websites
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AFNOR – Association française de normalisation
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AFSSA – French Food Safety Agency
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ANIA – Association...
Standards and norms
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Cutlery and table silverware
- Materials and articles in contact with foodstuffs – Cutlery and table silverware – Part 1: requirements for cutlery used in food preparation. - NF EN ISO 8442-1 - 03-98
- Materials and articles in contact with foodstuffs – Cutlery and table silverware – Part 2: Requirements for stainless steel and silver-plated cutlery. - NF EN ISO 8442-2...
Regulations
The list of directives relating to materials and articles for food contact is given in table 1 .
Directories
At European level
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European organizations
European Commission
Max von Pettenkofer Institute
http://www.mvp.uni-muenchen.de
Food Standards Agency...
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