FEICA reports on various ECHA activities through the usual channels. Sometimes an additional update such as this one is published for our members with a recap of recent and general news.
Feica in the news: Farbe und Lack, the German edition of the European Coatings Journal (ECJ), has published FEICA's article 'Klarheit schaffen' on Food Contact Materials (FCMs) in their February 2017 issue. In the article, FEICA explains how the adhesives industry is working hard to ensure that its products are safe.
FEICA Position Paper on mineral oil and adhesives for cardboard packaging.
Upon the request of food retailers in France, FEICA has developed a set of recommendations regarding mineral oil in adhesives intended to be used in cardboard packaging for food contact applications.
FEICA gives clear guidance to adhesive companies to choose the right raw materials and to produce packaging adhesives under good manufacturing practice. For more details, please consult the FEICA guidance papers: ‘Food contact status declaration for adhesives’ and ‘FEICA guidance for Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) in the Food Contact section of our public website.
#paper&packaging #mineraloil #MOAH
FEICA CONNECT is the quarterly newsletter for FEICA members and stakeholders of the adhesive and sealant industry. FEICA Connect is published in January, May, June/July (Special Conference Issue) and in October.
In this issue:
Man first exploited bonding technology 200,000 years ago. Today, innovation continues apace. The history of bonding is a fascinating tribute to human ingenuity.
Feica in the news: The European Coatings Journal (ECJ),FEICA explains that the adhesives industry is working hard to ensure that its products are safe and that it has now published several guidance papers to help its members and other actors of the food contact material supply chain to ensure that the final packaging is safe.
#foodcontact #paper&packaging #mineraloil
Polymers Paint Colour Journal (PPCJ), Vol. 206 - n° 4627, December 2016.
In this article, Divina Goméz, Regulatory Affairs Manager at FEICA, said that she "urges registrants to use the data contained in the FECA Use Maps to prepare or update their REACH dossiers."
All information on the FEICA Use Maps can be found on the FEICA website here.
#REACH #exposurescenarios #health&safety
TM 1005 - Cutting Time of an OCF canister foam
FEICA’s OCF Technical Working Group has developed a new range of standard test methods that deliver realistic, reproducible results for One-Component Foam (OCF) products. Find out more about the FEICA Test Methods in the OCF section of our website.
FEICA aims to ensure that companies receive the necessary information to prepare their REACH registrations. This briefing will help you establish whether the final REACH registration deadline affects you. If it does, it will provide further guidelines on how to fully prepare for 31 May 2018.
#REACH #classification&labelling #hazardousproducts