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Ministerial Decree No. 6/2011 amending article 26 of the Food Code, relating to plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs, in compliance with Commission Directive 2011/8/EU amending Directive 2002/72/EC as regards the restriction of use of Bisphenol A in plastic infant feeding bottles.

Country/Territory
Greece
Document type
Regulation
Date
2011
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Efimeris tis Kyverniseos No. 595, Part II, 14 April 2011, pp. 8686 and 8687.
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Codex Alimentarius Food quality control/food safety Packaging/labelling Standards Breastfeeding/infant food Nutrition
Geographical area
Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe
Entry into force notes
The Decree shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Gazette.
Abstract

The Decree approves the Supreme Chemical Council of the State Decision by which article 26, relating to plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs, is amended in compliance with Commission Directive 2011/8/EU as regards the restriction of use of Bisphenol A in plastic infant feeding bottles. In Annex 2, Section A of article 26, the text in column 4 under the reference number 13480 as regards the monomer 2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane is replaced by the following: “SML (T) = 0,6 mg/kg. Not to be used for the manufacture of polycarbonate infant feeding”. It shall be prohibited, as from 1 march 2011 the manufacture of, and from 1 June 2011 the placing on the market and importation of plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs which do not comply with the provisions of the present Decree.

Full text
Greek
Website
www.et.gr

References - Legislation

Implements

Commission Directive 2011/8/EU amending Directive 2002/72/EC as regards the restriction of use of Bisphenol A in plastic infant feeding bottles.

Legislation | European Union | 2011

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Packaging/labelling, Breastfeeding/infant food, Nutrition

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amends

Ministerial Decree No. 1100/87 codifying the provisions of the Food Code.

Legislation | Greece | 1987

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Codex Alimentarius

Source: FAO, FAOLEX