Plain-language definitions of 133 terms used in raw material trade: Incoterms, payment, shipping, customs, quality documents, plastics, metals, chemicals, agriculture and energy.
Evidence that plastics used for food packaging and equipment do not transfer substances into food above permitted limits. In the EU the framework Regulation 1935/2004 and, for plastics, Regulation 10/2011 apply – a positive list of substances plus overall and specific migration limits; in the USA, FDA 21 CFR Part 177. Buyers should request the supplier’s declaration of compliance (DoC) covering additives and, where needed, migration test reports; recycled plastics are also subject to Regulation (EU) 2022/1616.
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