FEICA’s first Good Practice stories have been published on the FEICA website highlighting the association’s latest initiative specifically developed to support its sustainability goal.
#circulareconomy #goodpractice
French version of the FEICA Position Paper on mineral oil and adhesives for cardboard packaging.
#paper&packaging #mineraloil #MOAH
FEICA Supporting Paper on consumer habits related to Specific Consumers Exposure Determinants (SCEDs) under REACH
The FEICA SCEDs cover a full range of consumer habits, in terms of use frequency, duration and amount of adhesive or sealant product used. They are based on information about the identification of habits and practices originally developed under the scope of the ConsExpo project (RIVM 2007) and further complemented with company data plus a recent FEICA survey on consumer habits.
The present summary covers the results of the survey, conducted between November 2014 and January 2015 covering 3 countries in Western, Southern, and Northern Europe, with representative respondents.
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
FEICA supports its members by keeping them informed on regulatory developments impacting the CLP Regulation (Classification, Labelling and Packaging Regulation (1272/2008)). In this regard, FEICA has been proactively collaborating with ECHA on the development of the Guidance on labelling and packaging.
The European Commission’s twin proposals under #OmnibusVI mark a positive step toward simplifying EU chemicals legislation. For the adhesive and sealant industry - where 85% of companies are SMEs - this promises greater clarity, flexibility, and cost-effectiveness. To ensure the revised CLP Regulation is practical and effective, FEICA underscores three key priorities: flexible formatting rules, staggered transition periods, and proportionate advertising provisions. In July 2025, FEICA published its position on CLP, calling for a swift adoption of CLP ‘stop-the-clock’.
Downstream Users of Chemicals Co-ordination Group (DUCC)
FEICA is Chair of the Downstream Users of Chemicals Co-ordination Group (DUCC), which is a platform of European associations which represent downstream industries. DUCC's main objective is to contribute, with a common voice, to the successful implementation of the requirements of the REACH and CLP Regulations.
Kindly note the DUCC positions that FEICA contributed significantly to :
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