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Joint Research Centre
Institute for Reference Materials
and Measurements (IRMM)
Prof. Dr. Krzysztof Maruszewski, Director JRC-IRMM
5th International Symposium on Food Packaging: “Scientific Developments supporting Safety and Innovation”, 14-16 November 2012, Berlin
The JRC inside the European Commission
Commissioner
Mairé Geoghegan-Quinn
Research, Innovation & Science
President
José Manuel Barroso
27 Commission Members
DG Research & Innovation (RTD) Director-General
Dominique Ristori
Joint Research Centre
•European Commission’s in-house science service
• supporting EU policies with independent, evidence-based scientific and technical support
•2700 staff
•6 locations
About the JRC
Food scandals
© Andrea Ellis
Regulations Testing
Standards
Safety
Sustainability
Marketing Logistics
Ergonomy
Design considerations
Azzi et al., 2012
Mission: To support industrial
competitiveness, quality of life
and security in the EU by
developing advanced
measurement standards and
providing state-of-the-art
scientific advice concerning
measurements and standards for
EU policies.
JRC’s Institute for Reference
Materials and Measurements (IRMM)
EU food and feed legislation
Safety:
• limit amount of hazardous substances in food supply chain
• ensure that legal limits are implemented and respected
Quality:
• ensure compliance with label declaration (content of valued ingredients, origin, manufacturing process)
BSE/TSE testing - Regulation (EC) No 999/2001
melamine in milk products - Commission Decision 2008/798/EC
heavy metals in toys - Directive 88/378/EEC
foreign fats in milk chocolate - Directive 2000/36/EC
mineral oil in sunflower oil - Commission Decision 2008/433/EC
radioactivity in drinking water - Directive 98/83/EC
Examples of JRC support to EU food legislation
Developments in food packaging
Safety Preservation of package content and extension of shelf life through packaging in modified atmosphere Preservation of package, tamper indication Safety of packaging components
Logistics Traceability, inventory control, supply chain efficiency, handling Disposal, reuse, recycle E-business, home shopping
Sustainability Environmental impact, costs related to packaging life cycle Needs of various categories of users (disabled, seniors, children) Honest information
Marketing Health awareness (demand for fresh produce without artificial additives; portion control) Demand for convenience, demand for small/individual portion (smaller households) Communication, branding, differentiation, product image and visibility
Ergonomics Functionality, handling (e.g. easy grip) Accessibility of packaging content (easy to open)
New packaging material developments
• High barrier materials
• Active packaging
• Intelligent packaging
• Digital print for
packaging
• Nanotechnology
Source: World Packaging Organisation
JRC Reference Report
Requirements on
measurements for the
implementation of the
European Commission
definition of the term
"nanomaterial
EU reference laboratory for Food Contact Materials (EURAL-FCM)
prime objective is to build confidence in the
comparability of measurements by:
• production and dissemination of internationally accepted
quality assurance tools, such as
validated methods,
reference materials,
reference measurements,
• interlaboratory comparisons
• training
Standardised methods
• Easily available • Complete documentation • Proven performance • Acceptance • Consensus • Market driven
Joint Research Centre (JRC)
www.jrc.ec.europa.eu
Contact: jrc-info@ec.europa.eu
The European Commission’s in-house
science service
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