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EMBALLAGE CONTACT ALIMENTAIRE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1993-06-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Packaging
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- food-contact packaging
1, record 1, English, food%2Dcontact%20packaging
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Packaging which makes use of approved materials, like PET in soda bottles, that come in direct contact with the food product. 2, record 1, English, - food%2Dcontact%20packaging
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Emballages
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- emballage apte au contact alimentaire
1, record 1, French, emballage%20apte%20au%20contact%20alimentaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- emballage pour contact alimentaire 2, record 1, French, emballage%20pour%20contact%20alimentaire
see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Emballage faisant usage de matériaux autorisés qui entrent en contact direct avec le produit alimentaire conditionné. 2, record 1, French, - emballage%20apte%20au%20contact%20alimentaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L’expression "pour contact alimentaire" apparaît sur les factures et documents commerciaux soumis à la réglementation française. 2, record 1, French, - emballage%20apte%20au%20contact%20alimentaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1991-12-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Food Additives
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- food-contact colorant
1, record 2, English, food%2Dcontact%20colorant
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Historically, the FDA designated a food-contact colorant as a food additive only if the colorant had the potential to migrate from the packaging into the food. 1, record 2, English, - food%2Dcontact%20colorant
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Additifs alimentaires
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- colorant à contact alimentaire
1, record 2, French, colorant%20%C3%A0%20contact%20alimentaire
proposal, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Colorant employé dans l'emballage alimentaire pouvant entrer en contact avec l'aliment. 1, record 2, French, - colorant%20%C3%A0%20contact%20alimentaire
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Voir aussi "contact alimentaire" dans Cartonnages et Emballages modernes, no 549 (1991), p. 30. 1, record 2, French, - colorant%20%C3%A0%20contact%20alimentaire
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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