Global Legislation for Food Packaging Materials provides thorough coverage of global legislation in all major countries. This book is an essential resource for all food manufacturers.

This practical volume contains the information vital for manufacturers of food contact materials, and for 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.

Contents

1. EU Legislation
2. Petitioning Requirements and Safety Assessment in Europe
3. Council of Europe Resolutions
4. National Legislation in Germany
5. The French Regulation on Food Contact Materials
6. Dutch Legislation on Food Contact Materials
7. National Legislation in Italy
8. Switzerland
9. Legislation on Food Contact Materials in the Scandinavian Countries and Finland
10. Code of Practice for Coatings in Direct Contact with Food
11. Estimating Risks Posed by Migrants from Food Contact Materials
12. Compliance Testin, Declaration of Compliance, and Supporting Documentation in the EU
13. Food Packaging Law in the United States
14. Food Packaging Law in Canada
15. Food Packaging Legislation in South and Central America
16. Israel's Legislation for Food Contact Materials
17. Rules on Food Contact Materials and Articles in Japan
18. China Food Contact Chemical Legislation Summary
19. Principal Issues in Global Food Contact: Indian Perspective
20. Southeast Asia Food Contact
21. Legislation on Food Contact Materials in the Republis of Korea
22. Australia and New Zealand

Index

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