Us Fda Food Contact Approvals: The Use Is The Key
Posted on March 24, 2008 - Filed Under Legal and Law | Leave a Comment
When it comes to understanding what it takes to be approved as a “food contact substance,” the key question is what kind of use the substance will have. The possible different kinds of food contact substances are twofold: Food additives, which actually enter into the food in what often are rather minimal quantities; and food contact materials, such as packaging and cooking utensils.
The key questions for food contact substances that are not food additives are how much of them actually become combined with the food itself and what are the conditions of the use of the food contact materials, e.g., for liquid foods, acidic foods, hot foods, cold foods, etc.
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