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François de CHAMPS: Health and Hygiene Delegate for the Syndicat des producteurs de matières plastiques (SPMP) (Plastics Producers' Association)
INTRODUCTION
Plastics' versatility, adaptability, ease of processing and technological advantages have made them particularly sought-after in sectors such as food packaging, natural mineral water packaging and drinking water distribution.
In order to better understand the choices made to protect human health, we thought it would be useful to set out here the regulatory bases, the procedures used to draw up the regulations, their current status and prospects in the areas of application just mentioned.
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Regulations for plastics in contact with food and water
Plastics in contact with foodstuffs
References
Website
The bibliographical references can be consulted on the website https://ec.europa.eu/food/safety/chemical-safety/food-contact-materials_en
Publications
Journal officiel de la République française (JO) Paris
Bulletin officiel de la concurrence, de la consommation et de la répression des fraudes (BOCCRF) Paris
Bulletin officiel solidarité santé (BOSS) Paris
Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) Brussels
French organizations
Association française d'assurance qualité (AFAQ) http://www.afaq.fr
Association française de normalisation (AFNOR) http://www.afnor.fr
International organizations
Association of Plastics Manufacturers in Europe (APME) http://www.apme.org
European Plastic Converters (EuPC) http://www.eupc.org
Conseil de l'Europe (CoE) http://www.coe.int
...Laboratoires
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Private laboratories
In addition to the official DGCCRF laboratories responsible for fraud control, or public laboratories such as those of INRA, involved in European research programs, private laboratories, to which public authorities can refer, carry out tests to verify suitability for food contact (analysis, migration or packaging materials/food product compatibility...)....
Main testing standards for organic materials in contact with food or drinking water (Tables and )
Only "materials" standards are included here.
Other "product" standards also exist, such as pipes and fittings for drinking water and cookware.
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