Meaning
Framework European legislation mandates that materials contacting food must not transfer constituents in quantities that endanger human health or unacceptably alter food composition. Compliance with regulation ec 1935 2004 requires plastic resin suppliers and custom converters to verify material safety throughout every stage of packaging manufacturing. European food packaging producers consult this framework to ensure legal compliance across member state markets.
The regulation establishes overarching safety principles, leaving specific polymer additive limits to individual downstream measures like Regulation EU 10 2011.
Legal Framework
Article three of the regulation sets the core safety standard, prohibiting organoleptic deterioration or chemical migration into packaged food products. Operating under regulation ec 1935 2004 requires manufacturers to maintain Good Manufacturing Practice protocols during resin compounding and moulding operations. Non-compliant packaging batches face immediate recall and market withdrawal actions across European member states.
Material suppliers must demonstrate safety data for all chemical substances present in resin formulations.
Traceability Requirement
Supply chain tracking systems must identify the physical movement of raw materials and finished components through production and distribution networks. Article seventeen within regulation ec 1935 2004 mandates complete lot traceability from virgin polymer synthesis down to finalized retail food packaging. Converters enforce strict inventory tracking to facilitate rapid targeted product recalls if contamination issues arise.
Barcode identification labels link processing machine parameters to specific raw resin lots.
Declaration Compliance
Written documentation confirms regulatory status. Official declarations accompany food contact material shipments across European markets.