EU No 10/2011 is applicable regulation for all the Food contact material or Article made up of Plastics. United States The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) considers three different types of food additives: Direct food additives – components added directly to the food Secondary direct food additives – components that are added to the food due to food treatment like treating food with ionic resins, solvent extraction Indirect food additives – substances that may come into contact with food as part of packaging or processing equipment, but are not intended to be added directly to food The food contact materials are described in the Code of Federal Legislation (CFR): 21 CFR 174 – 21 CFR 190. Important starting points are: 21 CFR 175 Indirect food additives: Adhesives and components of coatings 21 CFR 176 Indirect food additives: Paper and paperboard components 21 CFR 177 Indirect food additives: Polymers To this materials additives may be added. Which additives depend on the additive and on the material in which it is intended to be used. There must be a reference to the paragraph in which the additive is mentioned and the restrictions (for example only to be used in polyolefines) and limitations (max 0.5% in the final product) must be respected. See below for part in which additives are described: 21 CFR 170 Food additives 21 CFR 171 Food additive petitions 21 CFR 172 Food additives permitted for direct addition to food for human consumption 21 CFR 173 Secondary direct food additives permitted in food for human consumption 21 CFR 178 Indirect food additives: Adjuvants, production aids, and sanitizers 21 CFR 180 Food additives permitted in food or in contact with food on an interim basis pending additional study Polymers or additives can also be regulated in other ways with exemptions; for example: Threshold of regulation Food contact notification Private letters Prior sanctioned food ingredient Generally recognized as safe (GRAS) See also Food safety Packaging and labeling List of food labeling regulations Disposable food packaging Disposable cup References Further reading LFGB Article 30 & 31 (German regulations) Food law Materials Food safety