Article | REF: M4492 V2

Food contact materials - Selection Criteria

Author: Albert KOZLOWSKI

Publication date: December 10, 2011

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Materials and articles intended to come into contact with food must be suitable and effective for the intended purpose of use, especially concerning the aspect of safety. In accordance with the regulations, they are required to respect the criteria for the selection of raw materials in line with the defined conditions of use. In this article the areas of application, restrictions on use, the performance criteria for contact with food, and the limits of acceptability for each type of material are listed. Specific regulation does not cover all of the aspects or areas, certain terms are sometimes presented in the absence of regulatory text.

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AUTHOR

  • Albert KOZLOWSKI: Former Chairman of the BNS "Steels for food contact" Commission - Bureau de normalisation de la siderurgie BNS - Consulting engineer FFA (French Steel Federation)

 INTRODUCTION

The aim of the articles on the "food suitability of materials" is to help the reader take stock of the current situation in terms of standards and regulations, and to help him find his way around the texts in order to choose materials suitable for contact with foodstuffs. This series comprises four articles:

  • [Doc. M 4 490] Regulations ;

  • [Doc. M 4 491] European and American directives ;

  • current article Selection criteria ;

  • [Doc. M 4 493] Find out more.

The choice of materials must be appropriate to the conditions of use.

The "materials sheets" in this article set out the procedures for verifying suitability for food contact in the context of specific regulations or in the absence of regulations.

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