The European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & HealthCare (EDQM) of the Council of Europe has published the “Technical guide on documentation supporting compliance and safety of food contact materials and articles”. This new user-friendly guide, designed to help business operators producing food contact materials and articles, covers the documentation on the safety and compliance of their products required in accordance with the principles laid out in the Council of Europe Resolution CM/Res(2020)9 on the safety and quality of materials and articles for contact with food. It should be read in conjunction with material-specific guides that supplement this resolution, in addition to relevant European Union and national regulations.
Elaborated by a dedicated working group and approved for release by the European Committee for Food Contact Materials and Articles (CD-P-MCA), this guide will help with the preparation of supporting documentation and subsequent declarations of compliance. A supporting checklist is included for download and free use.
Download and further information
The electronic version of the “Technical guide on documentation supporting compliance and safety of food contact materials and articles” can be downloaded for free online in English and in French.
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