Public Health Regulations (Food) (Packaging Substances), 1977. Country/Territory Israel Document type Regulation Date 1976 (1986) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Dinim Vol. 05, p. 2664. Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Hygiene/sanitary procedures Inspection Internal trade Packaging/labelling Processing/handling Residues Standards Beverages Food quality control/food safety Geographical area Asia, Europe and Central Asia, Mediterranean, Middle East, Western Asia Abstract These Regulations make provisions and establish procedures for the correct use of packaging substances for food in Israel. Section 1 gives general definitions. Section 2 prohibits any person to pack, handle, pass and sell food if the package contains any substance harmful to human health or the package itself contains poisonous substances. Section 3 prohibits the packaging, commercializing and selling of any alcoholic substance or liquid milk in any package that is made of or contains Polyvinyl-Chloride. Section 4 gives conditions for packaging the production. Section 5 prohibits the use of packages that can transmit to the food product Polyvinyl-Chloride-Monomer. Section 6 sets inspection and testing procedures. Full text Hebrew