PROGRAMME TO ESTABLISH CRITERIA TO ENSURE THE QUALITY AND SAFETY IN USE OF RECYCLED AND RE-USED PLASTICS FOR FOOD PACKAGING

Project Information

Grant agreement ID: AIR21014

Project closed

Start date 1 January 1994

End date 31 December 1996

Funded under

• Specific research and technological development and demonstration programme (EEC) in the field of agriculture and agro-industry, including fisheries, 1990-1994

Total cost € 2 312 552,00

EU contribution € 1 270 733,00

Coordinated by

MAFF Food Science Laboratory
United Kingdom

Objective

The programme aims at developing a comprehensive package of quality assurance criteria for use by industry and regulatory authorities for assessing proposed processes and to ensure the ultimate quality and safety in use of recycled and re-used plastics for food packaging.

The outcome aims at supporting the draft Directive on Packaging and Packaging Waste.

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › other engineering and technologies › food technology › food packaging

Programme(s)

• FP3-AIR - Specific research and technological development and demonstration programme (EEC) in the field of agriculture and agro-industry, including fisheries, 1990-1994

Topic(s)

• 315 - Packaging, distribution and preservation

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

MAFF Food Science Laboratory

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Norwich Research Park Colney ; NR4 7UQ Norwich ; United Kingdom
• Total cost: No data

Participants (7)

ADRIA

France

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: ESPLANADE ROLAND GARROS ; 51100 REIMS
• Total cost: No data

FRAUNHOFER IAF

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Tullastr. 72 ; 79108 MÜNCHEN
• Total cost: No data

Imperial Chemical Industries plc (ICI)

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Wilton Materials Research Centre ; TS6 8JE Middlesbrough
• Total cost: No data

PIRA International

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Randalls Road ; KT22 7RU Leatherhead
• Total cost: No data

SIK - SWEDISH INST. FOR FOOD RESEARCH

Sweden

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: P.O. BOX 5401 ; 40229 GOTHEBORG
• Total cost: No data

TNO

Netherlands

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: POSTBUS 360 ; 3700 AJ ZEIST
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSIDAD DE ZARAGOZA

Spain

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: MARIA DE LUNA 3 ; 50015 ZARAGOZA
• Total cost: No data