Brasil Pack Trends 2020

BrasilPackTrends2020 211 safety & regulatory issues The package as a fundamental part of the production and distribution chain of food is also required for safety: • What is the interaction between packaging and food? • Are the package components (materials, print inks, adhesives etc.,) transferred to the food? • How many of these components transferred from the package can be ingested? • What is the chemical composition of the package? Are the substances safe? • Can the package induce physical and chemical contamination? • What is the risk of accidental contamination? • What is the possibility of new materials and technologies generating unexpected degradation products in food? Table 8.1 Safety and Regulatory Issues- Development and Contributions of Packaging Highlighted Trends Contributions from Packages Reliability and Safety Food protection and preservation Control of chemical contamination Food Contact Legislation Complianace of Positive Lists Compliance of migration limits to food and / or food simulants / mathematical modeling Control of consumer exposure to contaminants Evidence of safety of new technologies and new materials Legislation and Compliance Harmonization of the legislation – international trade / globalized market (EU, U.S. / Canada, Mercosur, South America, Southeast Asia, China, Japan) Declarations of Compliance and Traceability Certification and Process Safety Management Systems Control of physical and microbiological contamination Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) / Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) Process Safety Management Systems Certifications Harmonization of Process Safety Management Systems - globalized market Traceability and identification of origin Packages are crucial for protecting the food from its packaging until comsumption. The chemical composition of the package is controlled by laws for different materials and the application of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) avoids physical and microbiological contamination. To ensure food safety, the food industry is increasingly putting pressure on the package industry demanding quality and that the productionprocesses are certified and that all components used in its manufacturing meet the requirements of the laws. Declarations of Compliance and certifications are now essential. Hundreds of different chemical substances are