Food contact materials

  • Implementation
  • Monitoring & Evaluation
  • Planning
  • Demand-side
  • Fortification
  • Supply-side

Definition

All materials and articles intended to come into contact with food, such as packaging and containers, kitchen equipment, cutlery and dishes. These can be made from a variety of materials including plastics, rubber, paper and metal.

https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/topics/topic/food-contact-materials#:~:text=Food%20contact%20materials%20are%20all,%2C%20rubber%2C%20paper%20and%20metal.

References

European Food Safety Authority, Food contact materials