Food Contact Materials Safety Center
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Our center supports businesses from various angles to ensure the compliance with the positive list system for utensils, containers and packaging introduced under the Food Sanitation Law.
Main Buisiness
● Survey on the safety of food contact materials & articles
● Gathering and providing information on the safety of food contact materials & articles
● Conformity verification of the legal compliance of food contact materials & articles
● Support for requests for inclusion of new substances on the positive list under the Food Sanitation
● Support for requests for inclusion of new substances on the positive list under the Food Sanitation
Law
● Research and development on the safety of food contact materials & articles
● Collaboration and exchange with the related organizations and others involved in the safety of food
● Research and development on the safety of food contact materials & articles
● Collaboration and exchange with the related organizations and others involved in the safety of food
contact materials & articles
Overview of the Council of Food Contact Materials Safety Center
In establishing the Food Contact Materials Safety Center, its Council was established, as a
membership organization, to reflect the voices of a wide range of businesses.
1. General Membership Meeting
1 The General Membership Meeting consists of regular members, associate members
2 Role of the General Membership Meeting
(1) Election of chairman and vice chairman
(2) Election of management board members
(3) Discussion of the draft business report and the draft settlement of accounts
(4) Report on the business plan and income/expenditure budget, etc.
2. Governing Board Meeting
1 Members are elected among the chairman, vice chairman and regular members in the general
membership meeting.
2 Role of the Governing Board
(1) Resolutions on matters to be submitted to the General Membership Meeting
(2) Establishment of committees, working groups, study groups, etc.
2 Role of the Governing Board
(1) Resolutions on matters to be submitted to the General Membership Meeting
(2) Establishment of committees, working groups, study groups, etc.
Services for Members
● The Center will establish a system to support businesses across the supply chain of food utensils,
containers & packaging made of synthetic resins subject to this regulation, and provide a means of
communicating information as a third party.
● The Center will coordinate with the government agencies to ensure the smooth continuation of
● The Center will coordinate with the government agencies to ensure the smooth continuation of
business activities related to food contact materials by acting as a liaison between the related
companies and organizations.
● The Center will provide members with services such as provision and explanation of legal
● The Center will provide members with services such as provision and explanation of legal
information and response methods related to the Positive List System, consultation services for
individual cases, and consultation and support for applications for registration of new substances.
Activities of Working Groups, etc.
Business Planning
● Planning member services (information sessions, events, FAQs, guidance, manuals, etc.)
Legal System Technical Support
● Support and cooperation in complying with the Positive List under the Food Sanitation Law
● Maintenance of FAQs under the Food Sanitation Law
● Exchange of technical opinions with government, etc.
● Maintenance of FAQs under the Food Sanitation Law
● Exchange of technical opinions with government, etc.
Conformity check support
● Establishment of a system for conformity verification
● Compliance with information communication standardization, etc.
● Consideration of database construction for conformity check, etc.
● Compliance with information communication standardization, etc.
● Consideration of database construction for conformity check, etc.
Public Relations
● Leaflets and handbooks publishment.
● Website, newsletter support, etc.
Toward the Future
As food utensils, containers and packaging become increasingly globalized, the Center aims to support businesses relating to food utensils, containers and packaging through the training and education of personnel involved in the sanitation of food contact materials and through the exchange programs with overseas government agencies and organizations.