U. S. Food and Drug Administration
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
October 15, 2002


FDA Workshop on the Notification Process for Food Contact Substances

FDA Workshop on the Notification for Food Contact Substances: Environmental Requirements for Food Contact Notifications (FCNs)

October 15, 2002


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Author: Layla I. Batarseh, Ph.D.


Table of Contents

  1. FDA's Stakeholder's Meeting
  2. Outline
  3. An FCN must contain
  4. Applicability of a Categorical Exclusion to the Requested Action
  5. Additional Requirements for a Claim of Categorical Exclusion
  6. Criteria for Categorical Exclusion (i)
  7. Functional vs. Non-functional FCSs
  8. Categorical Exclusion 25.32(q)
  9. Categorical Exclusion 25.32(q)-(cont.)
  10. Requirements for Categorical Exclusion 25.32(q)
  11. Frequent Inadequacies we see in Claims of Categorical Exclusion
  12. Frequent Inadequacies we see in Claims of Categorical Exclusion
  13. Frequent Inadequacies we see in Claims of Categorical Exclusion (cont.)
  1. Frequent Inadequacies in Environmental Assessments
  2. Frequent Inadequacies in EAs
  3. Frequent Inadequacies in EAs–(cont.)
  4. Resource and Energy Use
  5. Resource and Energy Use (cont.)
  6. Polymeric Materials in Food Packaging
  7. Polymeric Materials in Food Packaging-(cont.)
  8. Information Needed to Assess Impact on the Environment as a Result of Packaging Disposal
  9. Information Needed - Cont..
  10. Questions Relevant to Impact on Recycling.
  11. Questions Relevant to Impact on Recycling (cont.)
  12. Questions Relevant to Impact on Recycling (cont.)
  13. Questions Relevant to Impact on Recycling (cont.)
  14. A Word of Wisdom

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