Active packaging Framework Regulation

If required in a specific measure, then relevant food contact materials (FCM) shall be accompanied with a declaration of compliance, while appropriate documents shall be provided to relevant authorities to demonstrate such compliance. As most of the requirements in the framework regulation are applicable to all FCM, active and intelligent materials are subject to these rules as they can be considered FCM. In some cases there may be no direct contact with the food, e.g., intelligent packaging positioned on the outside of the primary package, but they are subject to the framework regulation for the reliability of the information provided to the consumer. 

The results of the investigation contributed to the revision of framework Directive 89/109/EEC on food contact materials. In the new Eramework Regulation (EC) No. 1935/2004 the use of active and intelligent packaging systems is now included. 

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