algae:food:packaging
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| === Plastics Regulation === | === Plastics Regulation === | ||
| - | Commission Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 of 14 January 2011 on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food, OJ L 12, 15.1.2011, p. 1. (with subsequent amendments) | + | Commission Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 of 14 January 2011 on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food, OJ L 12, 15.1.2011, p. 1. [[https:// |
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| + | Commission Directive No 2007/19/EC of 2 April 2007 relating to plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact | ||
| __Relevance to algae:__ The most detailed and commercially important specific measure under Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 covers plastic packaging. It establishes a positive list of substances that may be used in the manufacture of plastic FCMs, migration limits for specific substances and for overall migration, and testing requirements. Producers of packaged algal food products who use plastic packaging (pouches, films, rigid containers, caps and seals) must ensure that their packaging materials comply with this Regulation, typically demonstrated by a declaration of compliance (DoC) from the packaging supplier. | __Relevance to algae:__ The most detailed and commercially important specific measure under Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 covers plastic packaging. It establishes a positive list of substances that may be used in the manufacture of plastic FCMs, migration limits for specific substances and for overall migration, and testing requirements. Producers of packaged algal food products who use plastic packaging (pouches, films, rigid containers, caps and seals) must ensure that their packaging materials comply with this Regulation, typically demonstrated by a declaration of compliance (DoC) from the packaging supplier. | ||
| The DoC chain is important: the algae producer needs to obtain a DoC from their packaging material supplier, and should pass on a DoC to any food business customer receiving their product packaged. This is a standard requirement for food businesses but is sometimes overlooked by smaller algae producers. | The DoC chain is important: the algae producer needs to obtain a DoC from their packaging material supplier, and should pass on a DoC to any food business customer receiving their product packaged. This is a standard requirement for food businesses but is sometimes overlooked by smaller algae producers. | ||
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| + | By analogy, the same regulation is relevant also for the materials used in algae production (pond liners, PBR tubes, filters, dryers, ...). In those circumstances the chemical resistance is also important as growth media is usually quite corrosive. A rule of thumb here is to use materials intended for drinking water tanks. Some testing under real conditions is always advisable. | ||
| === Paper, Board, Glass, Metal and Other Materials === | === Paper, Board, Glass, Metal and Other Materials === | ||
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| ==== Packaging and Sustainability Regulation ==== | ==== Packaging and Sustainability Regulation ==== | ||
| - | Regulation (EU) 2025/40 of the European Parliament and of the Council on packaging and packaging waste, OJ L, 22.1.2025 (the " | + | Regulation (EU) 2025/40 of the European Parliament and of the Council on packaging and packaging waste, OJ L, 22.1.2025 (the " |
| __Relevance to algae:__ This recently adopted Regulation establishes EU-wide requirements for packaging design, recyclability, | __Relevance to algae:__ This recently adopted Regulation establishes EU-wide requirements for packaging design, recyclability, | ||
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