Legislation on Food Contact Materials in the Scandinavian Countries and Finland

Global legislation for regenerated cellulose materials in contact with food

“…Iceland and Norway, along with Denmark, Finland, and Sweden (the three countries are EU MS), participate in the Nordic Council of Ministers (Rossi, 2007;Fabech et al, 2010). In 2004, the EU MS and the EFTA MS, except Switzerland, created the European Economic Area (EEA), an internal market consolidated by the same basic rules.…”

“…On the other hand, Norway and Switzerland apply national FCMs' regulations when there is no harmonized EU legislation (Rossi, 2007;Fabech et al, 2010;Meuwly and Dudler, 2010;EU, 2014a). In Iceland and Liechtenstein, EFTA or EU FCMs' legislations apply in absence of national regulations.…”

“…In the case of RC films, EU Directive 2004/14/EC has been transposed into the national legislation (last update, December 21, 2011) (Rossi, 2007;Fabech et al, 2010;EU, 2014a). In the case of RC films, EU Directive 2004/14/EC has been transposed into the national legislation (last update, December 21, 2011) (Rossi, 2007;Fabech et al, 2010;EU, 2014a).…”