Cabinet Regulation No. 808 of 2011 on Materials and Articles Intended to Come into Contact with Food Country/Territory Latvia Document type Regulation Date 2011 (2017) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Food quality control/food safety Packaging/labelling Registration Public health Consumer protection Processing/handling Hygiene/sanitary procedures Internal trade International trade Standards Residues Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Northern Europe Abstract The Regulation prescribes the mandatory harmlessness requirements for the materials and articles intended to come into contact with food; the procedures for registering manufacturing, processing, and distribution establishments of the materials and articles, for suspending and restoring their operation, as well as for cancelling their registration; and the procedures for suspending distribution and use of the materials and articles, as well as the procedures for the further use and destruction of the materials and articles in case of violation of laws and regulations. Full text English Website www.likumi.lv References - Legislation Implements Commission Directive 2007/42/EC relating to materials and articles made of regenerated cellulose film intended to come into contact with foodstuffs. Legislation | European Union | 2007 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Packaging/labelling, Standards Source: FAO, FAOLEX Commission Directive 2007/19/EC amending Directive 2002/72/EC relating to plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food. Legislation | European Union | 2007 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Standards, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Packaging/labelling Source: FAO, FAOLEX Council Directive 85/572/EEC laying down the list of simulants to be used for testing migration of constituents of plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs. Legislation | European Union | 1985 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Packaging/labelling, Standards Source: FAO, FAOLEX Law on the Supervision of the Handling of Food (1998) Legislation | Latvia | 1998 (2014) Keyword: Basic legislation, Processing/handling, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Certification, Food quality control/food safety, Inspection, Standards, Public health, Risk assessment/management, Internal trade, Consumer protection, Governance, Institution, Monitoring, Business/industry/corporations, Enforcement/compliance Source: FAO, FAOLEX Commission Directive 97/48/EC amending for the second time Council Directive 82/711/EEC laying down the basic rules necessary for testing migration of the constituents of plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs. Legislation | European Union | 1997 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Residues, Packaging/labelling, Inspection, Standards Source: FAO, FAOLEX Council Directive 82/711/EEC laying down the basic rules necessary for testing migration of the constituents of plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs. Legislation | European Union | 1982 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Residues, Packaging/labelling, Inspection, Standards Source: FAO, FAOLEX Commission Directive 93/8/EC amending Council Directive 82/711/EEC laying down the basic rules necessary for testing migration of constituents of plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs. Legislation | European Union | 1993 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Residues, Packaging/labelling, Inspection, Standards Source: FAO, FAOLEX