Intertek launches food packaging EU compliance support program

02 Jun 2010

Intertek, a leading provider of quality and safety solutions serving a wide range of industries around the world, provides a new compliance program to assist companies in meeting EU rules (and national rules) regarding the permissible chemical reactions between food and the surrounding packaging.

Within the European Union companies’ food packaging materials must meet certain chemical-composition and reaction requirements for their sale in the EU. The regulations stipulate that certain materials and articles that come into contact with foodstuffs must be produced in compliance with good manufacturing practices, and cannot transfer their components into food in such quantities that could endanger human health, change the composition of the food in an unacceptable way, or deteriorate the taste and odour of foodstuffs. A ‘Declaration of Compliance’ is required for a scope of wider food-packaging materials under EU Framework Regulation 1935/2004 (EC).

The EU regulation is also accompanied by several directives, amendments and guidelines, making compliance more difficult. Intertek’s food packaging compliance programme and Intertek’s consultants will help companies in the food retail, food manufacturing, packaging and plastics industries understand the changes and ease the process for ensuring that materials intended to come into contact with food or beverages are in compliance.

Intertek’s program covers various food contact materials including plastics, paper and board packaging. The program is designed to help food packing and buying companies to ensure that their product speed-to-market is uninterrupted, by avoiding compliance problems at early stages of their supply chains and rapid problem-solving when issues do occur.

Learn more at:

Compliance Program on EU Food Contact Regulation 

Contacts 

Eric Ris, Business Development Director EMEA Analytical Services
Telephone: +31 (0)88 126 8888
eric.ris@intertek.com 

Chantal Haarmann, Marketing Executive Analytical Services
Telephone: +31 (0)88 126 8888
chantal.haarmann@intertek.com 

Erik Holladay, Global Marketing Director, Analytical Services
Telephone: +1 713 407 3500
testingservices@intertek.com 

About Intertek 

Intertek is a leading provider of quality and safety solutions serving a wide range of industries around the world. From auditing and inspection, to testing, quality assurance and certification, Intertek people are dedicated to adding value to customers' products and processes, supporting their success in the global marketplace. Intertek has the expertise, resources and global reach to support its customers through its network of more than 1,000 laboratories and offices and over 25,000 people in more than 100 countries around the world.