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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