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The EU 10/2011 regulation, on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food, came into force on 1 January 2013. It’s vital that the new regulation is followed, if label printers supplying into the EU food industry are to be sure of business continuing as usual.
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WHAT YOU NEEDTO KNOW
Labels and Regulation in the Food Packaging Chain
NEW EU REGULATION– DO YOU KNOW YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES?
The new regulation EU 10/2011 on plastic food packaging materials now also includes labels. This affects the whole food packaging chain so we decided to compile a guidebook to support ensuring your labellling chain compliance.
The new regulation dictates that end-users and brand owners have the final responsibility to check the compliance. This brochure has been produced to help you with this task. So let’s start with quick facts.
EU Regulation 10/2011 on plastic food packaging materials• ValidsinceJan1st2013
• Labelnowclassifiedasbeingpartofthefoodpackage
• Allpackagingmaterials,includingself-adhesivelabels applied to food packages need to comply with the FrameRegulationEC1935/2004.
• Inaddition,filmsandadhesivesmustcomply with the Regulation EU 10/2011 on plastic food packaging materials.
HOW DOES THE NEW REGULATION AFFECT YOUR BUSINESS?
Under the new regulation each company is responsible for passing the documents related to its own products to the next step in the value chain. Take a look below how the responsibility is chained.
CHEMICAL SUPPLIER PACKAGING / LABEL MANUFACTURER
PRINTING HOUSE FOOD PACKAGING COMPANY
Declaration of Conformity (DoC) regarding chemicals
DoC regarding packaging materials
DoC regarding printed packaging materials
Final responsibility on compliance (based on DoCs and/or migration testing with final packaging materials)
Information on restricted components
Information on restricted components
Information on restricted chemicals
Information on overall migration Information on organoleptic roperties
Information on overall migration Information on organoleptic properties
DECLARATION OF CONFORMITYTHE WHAT,WHY AND HOW
A Declaration of Conformity (DoC) is a formal document confirming that the particular product is compliant with the requirements of the regulation. A DoC is needed for both direct and indirect food contact packaging scenarios. The indirect scenario means a possibility for the packaging substances to transfer into the food.
ForUPMRaflatacproducts,DoCs have been drawn up for quick and convenient distribution.Justcontact your local UPM Raflatac representative to get the DoC you need.
ARE YOUR LABELS COMPLIANT?
Unlessyouguaranteecompliance,youriskhavinga costly recall and damaging your brand and customer relations. Product recalls might mean huge associated costs – not to mention possible stains on reputation.
KEEPING YOUR BRANDFRESH,SAFE AND LEGAL
UPM Raflatac has many products and solutions crafted to meet the needs of the food segment and tested to comply with regulations and standards. All food end-use solutions have a DoC available uponrequest,whichinturnexpeditesanagileadoption to a compliant packaging chain.
BEST EXPERTISE IN THE MARKET
UPM Raflatac is a part of UPM -- The Biofore Company. That means wearecommittedtobringingsafer,betterandmoreresponsiblesolutions to all business segments we operate in. Our company values,visionandexpertisegiveusdecisiveadvantageinexplainingbusiness implications of new regulations to our customers. Working withUPMRaflatac,youreceiveagloballevelofservicebyourcustomer-oriented and highly qualified professionals.
Visit www.upmraflatac.com and contact your local UPM Raflatac representative to get started.