On February 21, 2014 the European Commission’s Directorate General (DG) for Health and Consumers (SANCO) published the Union Guidelines on Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food. The guidance was endorsed by the Member States in the Standing committee section Toxicological Safety on the Food Chain on February 20, 2014. The document provides guidance for implementation of the Regulation EC 10/2011. Among others, the guidance, addresses multi-layer materials, Declarations of Compliance (DoCs) and migration testing including the use of food simulants.

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DG Sanco (February 21, 2014). “Union Guidelines on Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food.” (pdf)

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