SGS Publishes SafeGuardS on Ukrainian Regulations for Food Contact Regenerated Cellulose Films

SGS has published as SafeGuardS looking at new Ukrainian rules for food contact regenerated cellulose films. End Quote

(1888PressRelease) March 15, 2023 - SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is advising stakeholders that Ukraine has issued legislation to regulate food contact cellulose films.

Ministry of Health Order No. 2374 of December 29, 2022 – ‘On approval of the requirements for materials and articles made of regenerated cellulose film intended for contact with food’- was issued in January 2023. It was then amended by Order No. 103 of January 19, 2023, implementing European Union (EU) Directive 2007/42/EC.

SGS SafeGuardS 025.23 contains further details of the contents of the Order, as well as a list of other recent Ukrainian regulations for food contact materials and articles.

The amended order will come into force on February 7, 2023, and it will enter into force on November 19, 2025, the day Law No. 2718-IX of November 3, 2022 ‘On materials and articles intended to come into contact with food’ becomes applicable.

For more information, interested parties are advised to review SGS’s original SafeGuardS 025.23.

SGS Food Contact Material Services
SGS’s technical experts have extensive experience of testing materials and articles in contact with food. They can ensure that your products meet the appropriate regulations for food contact materials and pave the way for compliance. SGS offers the full range of testing, including migration tests, along with expert advice on emerging regulations, compliance issues and documentation review. In the end, it’s only trusted because it’s tested. Learn more about SGS’s Food Contact Material Services. [http://www.sgs.com/fcm]

SGS SafeGuardS keep you up to date with the latest news and developments in the consumer goods industry. Read the full Ukraine Regulates Food Contact Regenerated Cellulose Films SafeGuardS. [www.sgs.com/en/news/2023/02/safeguards-2523-ukraine-regulates-food-contact-regenerated-cellulose-films]

Subscribe here, www.sgs.com/subscribesg, to receive SGS SafeGuardS direct to your inbox.

For further information contact:
Dr. HingWo Tsang
Global Information and Innovation Manager
Tel: (+852) 2774 7420
Email: cp.media ( @ ) sgs dot com
Website: www.sgs.com/hardlines
LinkedIn: sgs-consumer-goods-&-retail

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