European priorities for research to support legislation in the area of food contact materials and articles.
A strong science base is required to underpin the planning and decision-making process involved in determining future European community legislation on materials and articles in contact with food. Significant progress has been made in the past 5 years in European funded work in this area, with many developments contributing to a much better understanding of the migration process, and better and simpler approaches to food control. In this paper this progress is reviewed against previously identified work-areas (identified in 1994) and conclusions are reached about future requirements for R&D to support legislation on food contact materials and articles over the next 5 or so years.
Gilbert
J
J
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Central Science Laboratory, Sand Hutton, York, UK. j.gilbert@csl.gov.uk
Rossi
L
L
D003657:Decision Making; D005062:European Union; D018857:Food Packaging / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D012107:Research Design