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Guideline No. 12 date 6.1.2017 on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food.

Country/Territory
Albania
Document type
Regulation
Date
2017
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Official Gazette No. 14, p 1351.
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Toxicity/poisoning Food additives Food quality control/food safety Packaging/labelling
Geographical area
Europe, Europe and Central Asia, Mediterranean, Southern Europe
Entry into force notes
After its publication in the Official Gazette.
Abstract

The Guideline No. 12 of 2017 sets out the requirements for the manufacture and marketing of plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food. The list includes monomers; additives (excluding colorants); polymer production aids (excluding solvents); and macromolecules obtained from microbial fermentation. Further, the regulation introduces migration limits for substances used in such packaging and lays down conditions for their use to ensure food safety. All plastic materials and articles must comply with both specific migration limits and overall migration limits. The guideline is partially approximated with the EC Regulation 10/2011 as amended.

Full text
Albanian
Website
www.qbz.gov.al, www.ligjet.org

References - Legislation

Implements

Law No. 9863 on Food.

Legislation | Albania | 2008 (2022)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Food quality control/food safety, Processing/handling, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Standards, Internal trade, Packaging/labelling, Institution, Inspection, Offences/penalties, HACCP

Source: FAO, FAOLEX