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--- algae:food:packaging [2026-06-23 11:59] – [Plastics Regulation] robert
+++ algae:food:packaging [2026-09-13 17:30] (current) – Mostly rename EURlex robert
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 ==== Food-Contact Materials Framework ====
-Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 October 2004 on materials and articles intended to come into contact with food, OJ L 338, 13.11.2004, p. 4. [[https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02004R1935-20210327|EUR-Lex]]
+Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 October 2004 on materials and articles intended to come into contact with food, OJ L 338, 13.11.2004, p. 4. [[https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02004R1935-20210327|EURlex]]
 __Relevance to algae:__ This framework Regulation applies to all materials and articles (packaging, containers, equipment) that come into contact with food, including algal food products. It establishes the overarching principle that food-contact materials must not:
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 ==== 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 "Packaging Regulation", replacing Directive 94/62/EC)
+Regulation (EU) 2025/40 of the European Parliament and of the Council on packaging and packaging waste, OJ L, 22.1.2025 (the "Packaging Regulation", replacing Directive 94/62/EC) [[https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32025R0040|EURlex]]
 __Relevance to algae:__ This recently adopted Regulation establishes EU-wide requirements for packaging design, recyclability, recycled content targets, and restrictions on unnecessary packaging. Key requirements relevant to algae producers: