Article | REF: M4491 V2

Food contact materials - European and American Directives

Author: Albert KOZLOWSKI

Publication date: September 10, 2011

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ABSTRACT

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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AUTHOR

  • 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 [M 4 491] the references and restrictions of these regulations classified by material.

The main application examples and "material sheets" will be given in a later dossier on selection criteria [M 4 492] .

In the "Further information" section [Doc. M 4 493] section, readers will find useful addresses, current European directives, food simulants, Council of Europe guidelines and French and European standardization.

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