Global Legislation for Food Packaging Materials

Providing a truly global overview of legislation in all major countries, this practical volume contains the information vital for manufactures of food contact materials and food producers, facilitating a comparison of the requirements and making mutual requirements easier to identify. It covers not only plastics but also other food contact materials, such as paper, board, coatings, ceramics, cork, rubber, and textiles.

Spis treści:
Introduction
LEGISLATION IN EUROPE
EU Legislation
EFSA Petitioning Requirements and Safety Assessment
Council of Europe Resolutions
National Legislation in Germany
National Legislation in France
National Legislation in The Netherlands
National Legislation in Italy
Switzerland
Nordic Countries
FOOD CONTACT MATERIALS IN AMERICA
Code of Practice for Coatings in Direct Contact with Food
Estimating Risks Posed by Migrants from Food Contact Materials
Compliance Testing and Supporting Documentation
USA
Canada
South & Middle America
NORTH AFRICA AND THE NEAR AND MIDDLE EAST
Israel
ASIA
Japan
China
India & Pakistan
South–East Asia
Korea
Indonesia
OCEANIA
Australia and New–Zealand

Nota biograficzna:
Rinus Rijk has worked at TNO Quality of life, Zeist, The Netherlands for more than 40 years. He led the development of analytical methods for the determination of migration from food contact materials. During the last 15 years at TNO, he was mainly involved in the development of legislation of food contact materials and the evaluation of petitions to SCF, EFSA and the Dutch G4 Commission for authorization of food contact materials. Since his early retirement, he is an advisor for Keller and Heckman LLP and TNO.
Dr Rob Veraart was awarded his academic degree from the University of Amsterdam. He has been working at TNO Quality of Life, Zeist, The Netherlands since 1998. He is a project manager and is responsibl e for projects concerning the demonstration of compliance of food contact materials with several food contact legislations such as FDA, EU, German, Dutch and French legislations. He is in charge of the regularly updated booklet entitled "Verpakkingen– en gebruiksartikelen" published by Koninklijke Vermande, which is a compilation of published Dutch regulations on food contact materials.