Regulation on the health suitability of materials and objects made of regenerated cellulose that come into direct contact with food.

This Regulation prescribes the health suitability of materials and objects made of regenerated cellulose that come into direct contact with food in accordance with article 5 of the Regulation (EC) No. 1935/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on materials and articles intended to come into contact with food and repealing Directives 80/590/EEC and 89/109/EEC. The provisions of this text apply to regenerated cellulose film in the sense of the description from Annex I, which is intended for direct contact with food or which, due to its purpose, comes into direct contact with food, and which: a) represents a finished product by itself; or b) forms part of a finished product that also contains other materials. The provisions of this text shall not apply to synthetic casings made of regenerated cellulose.
This Regulation also transposes the provisions contained in the Commission Directive 2007/42/EC relating to materials and articles made of regenerated cellulose film intended to come into contact with foodstuffs.