Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2005 (S.I. No. 182 (W.15) of 2005).

Subject

Food & nutrition

Keyword

Food quality control/food safety Hygiene/sanitary procedures Packaging/labelling Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings

Geographical area

Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe

Entry into force notes

These Regulations will come into force on 28 February 2005.

Abstract

The Regulations amend the 1998 Regulations by: (a) extending by a year the provisional authorization of 2,2-bis(hydroxyphenyl)propane bis(2,3-epoxypropyl)ether ("BADGE"); (b) prohibiting the use of the blowing agent azodicarbonamide as from 2 August 2005; (c) amending the defence available under regulation 10 paragraph (19) of the 1998 Regulations to allow for a date code as an alternative to the date of filling itself appearing on materials and articles covered by a surface coating, the defence being conditional on the meaning of the code having been disclosed on request to the Food Standards Agency and the enforcement authority; (d) creating a defence relating to azodicarbonamide similar to that which applies to materials and articles covered by a surface coating.

Full text

English

Website

www.opsi.gov.uk

References - Legislation

Implements

Commission Directive 2004/13/EC amending Directive 2002/16/EC on the use of certain epoxy derivatives in materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs.

Legislation | European Union | 2004

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Packaging/labelling

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amends

Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food Regulations 1998 (S.I. No. 1376 of 1998).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 1998

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Packaging/labelling, Standards

Source: FAO, FAOLEX