Food contact materials workshop

The workshop will provide an opportunity for enforcement authorities and businesses to work together on draft guidance for Declarations of Compliance (DoCs) on food contact materials and articles (FCMs). DoCs have been a legislative requirement since 1 August 2008.

The workshop aims to:

• provide the opportunity for enforcement authorities and businesses to work with members of the Agency to produce a guidance document, which is a ‘workable document for all concerned’
• to ensure that the guidance document is understandable, pertinent to all areas of FCM chains and that the advice provided is practical and results in enforceable DoCs
• to produce a useable guidance document that can form the basis of an Agency-funded trial control campaign by enforcement officers working with businesses in their areas

Further information about the workshop, including how to attend, can be found in the flyer at the link below.

The workshop is free to attend, however, places are limited. The expression of interest form, which can be found at the link below, should be completed and returned by 12 September 2008 to:

Nana Boakye
Food Protection Division
Food Standards Agency
Aviation House
London WC2B 6NH

tel: 020 7276 8555
email: nana.boakye@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk

Food contact materials and articles are those that, in their finished state, are intended to come into contact with food. Examples of food contact materials and articles include food packaging, cookware, cutlery, tableware, work surfaces and food processing machinery and equipment.