Richard,
Following my previous posting, obviously, there is not a lot in the
Directive 91/493/EEC:
Council Directive 91/493/EEC of 22 July 1991 laying down the health
conditions for the production and the placing on the market of fishery
products
CHAPTER VI PACKAGING 1. Packaging must be carried out under satisfactory
conditions of hygiene, to preclude contamination of the fishery products.
2. Packaging materials and products liable to enter into contact with
fishery products must comply with all the rules of hygiene, and in
particular:
- they must not be such as to impair the organoleptic characteristics of the
fishery products;
- they must not be capable of transmitting to the fishery products
substances harmful to human health;
- they must be strong enough to protect the fishery products adequately.
3. With the exception of certain containers made of impervious, smooth and
corrosion-resistant material which are easy to clean and disinfect, which
may be re-used after cleaning and disinfecting, packaging materials may not
be re-used. Packaging materials used for fresh products held under ice must
provide adequate drainage for melt water.
4. Unused packaging materials must be stored in premises away from the
production area and be protected from dust and contamination.
Therefore please also check the following:
REFERENCES
1) Codex Alimentarius Commission CAC/Misc. 1-1989 "Information of the Use of
Food Additives in Food".
2) Official Journal of the European Communities "Council Directive on the
Approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning food additives
authorised for use in foodstuffs intended for human consumption
(89/107/EEC)"
2.1) European Parliament and Council Directive on sweeteners for use in
foodstuffs (94/35/EC, as amended)
2.2) European Parliament and Council Directive on colours for use in
foodstuffs (94/36/EC)
2.3) European Parliament and Council Directive on food additives other than
colours and sweeteners (95/2/EC)
3) Commission of the European Communities "Report of the Scientific
Committee for Food (tenth series) - Guidelines for the Safety Assessment of
Food Additives" EUR 6892,1980
4) Journal of the Royal College of Physicians, Vol. 21, No. 4, 5-11 (1987)
5) Commission of the European Communities "Report of the Scientific
Committee for Food on the sensitivity of individuals to food components and
food additives (twelfth series)", EUR 7823, 1981
and
Council Directive 96/23/EC of 29 April 1996 on measures to monitor certain
substances and residues thereof in live animals and animal products and
repealing Directives 85/358/EEC and 86/469/EEC and Decisions 89/187/EEC and
91/664/EEC
Official Journal L 125 , 23/05/1996 p. 0010 - 0032
Best regards,
Andrew Strak
----- Original Message -----
From: Richard Chivers
To: seafood
Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2000 4:00 PM
Subject: Migration of material from waxed cartons
A client of mine uses cardboard cartons with a paraffin-wax based coating to
freeze blocks of fish mince in a horizontal plate freezer. Does anyone know
if there is any migration from this coating into frozen fish?
Similarly, is there any migration from the sheet plastic used for
interleaving frozen at sea fish, including oil rich fish?
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