Resources
A collection from regulatory agencies to industry associations and more.
Regulatory requirements at your fingertips.
Codex Alimentarius
U.S. Regulatory Sites
- Chemistry Recommendations under FDA's FCN Program
- Code of Federal Regulations
- Federal Register
- FDA Home Page
- FDA's Inventory of Effective Food Contact Subsance (FCS) Notifications
- FDA's Packaging & Food Contact Substances (FCS) Page
- FDA's Threshold of Regulation Exemptions
- Toxicology Recommendations under FDA's FCN Program
- USDA, Agricultural Marketing Service
- USDA, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
- USDA, Food Safety and Inspection Service
U.S. Industry Associations
- American Forest & Paper Association
- The Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR)
- Can Manufacturers Institute
- Flexible Packaging Association (FPA)
- The Food and Drug Law Institute
- Glass Packaging Institute
- The International Society of Regulatory Toxicology & Pharmacology
- National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR)
- Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC)
- Plastics Division, American Chemistry Council
- Plastics Pipe Institute
- Plastics Industry Association
- The Vinyl Institute
International Regulatory Sites
- Council of Europe (CoE)
- EC's Food Contact Materials Information Page
- EC's Joint Research Centre (JRC)
- EUR-LEX (copies of EU Legislation are posted on this site)
- European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) (REACH information)
- European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
- Germany's Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung)
- Health Canada, Food Packaging Regulations
- J.O. du jour (in French)
- Japan, MHLW, Food Packaging Regulations
- Food Standards Australia New Zealand
- Thai Food and Drug Administration
- UK's Food Standards Agency (FSA)
International Industry Associations
- Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI)
- European Carton Makers Association (ECMA)
- European Chemical Industry Council (CEFIC)
- European Council of the Paint, Printing Ink and Artists' Colours Industry (CEPE)
- European Printing Ink Association (EuPIA)
- Flexible Packaging Europe (FPE)
- Japan Hygienic PVC Association (JHPA)
- Japan Paper Association (JPA)
- PlasticsEurope