Ministerial Joint Decree No. 726/88 approving a Decision by the Supreme Council of Chemistry regarding an amendment of article 23 to the Food Code. Country/Territory Greece Document type Regulation Date 1988 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Efimeris tis Kyverniseos No. 436, Part II, 21 June 1988, p. 4177. Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Codex Alimentarius Packaging/labelling Food quality control/food safety Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe Abstract With this Decree, in article 23 concerning closed metal containers for foodstuffs (tins), paragraph 10 is added as follows: "the lateral seams of metal containers for foodstuffs may be weld together by using the "Soudronic welding process". The side junctures must be overlaid with an antioxidant varnish which does not merge with the foodstuff contained in the container.". Full text Greek References - Legislation 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