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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.

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Hebrew