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Switzerland notified to the European Commission (EC) a draft Ordinance on foodstuffs and commodities (notification 2015/9505/CH) on October 5, 2015, and a draft Ordinance on materials and articles intended for contact with foodstuffs (notification 2015/9507/CH) on October 12, 2015.

The Draft Ordinance on foodstuffs and commodities

If Printing Ink Contacts Food, Must the Inks Be Food Safe?

My company is making tags in the shape of pop culture figures that attach to tea bags so that it appears the figure is holding the edge of the...

Can Home Printer Be Used to Apply Inks to Aluminum Lid?

I am in the process of starting a small home business as I make my own yogurt. I have found a way to print my logo onto aluminum foil lids to...

What cGMP Requirements Apply to Equipment Used to Produce Pharmaceuticals?

How would 21 CFR 211 impact a printer that prints supplied graphics on tubing received from another company? The printer does not create the...

What are the Packaging Requirements for Individual Pieces of Candy?

In case of hard boiled confectionery wrapping, is it mandatory to use a inner strip of wax paper or foil in conjunction with the reverse printed...

The German Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection (BMELV) published the fifth draft of the German "Twenty-first Ordinance amending the Consumer Goods Ordinance" on July 14, 2014. The draft Ordinance, commonly referred to as the "draft Printing Inks Ordinance" would apply to printing inks applied to both the food-contact and nonfood-contact sides of food-contact materials.