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We often see sticky labels on fruit and vegetables. These labels usually provide information on the country that the fruit or vegetable comes from, and the type of fruit, such as a Granny Smith apple.
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Yes. The new European Framework Regulation (EC) No. 1935/2004 on Materials and Articles Intended to come into Contact with Foodstuffs lays down the general requirements with which adhesives must comply.
These regulations to protect public health require that materials that are intended for food contact use, such as adhesives for sticky labels, must be manufactured to prevent them from affecting the food or making it harmful. The regulations also ensure that adhesives do not change the nature, substance or quality of the food.
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Three projects have been carried out by the Agency on adhesives as a food contact material:
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Contact:
Food Contact Materials Unit
Food Standards Agency
Aviation House
125 Kingsway
London WC2B 6NH
Tel: 020 7276 8399
Fax: 020 7276 8446
E-mail:
FoodContactMaterial@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
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