هيئت التقييس لذول مجلس التعبون لذول الخليج العزبيت  
GCC STANDARDIZATION ORGANIZATION (GSO)  
  
   
 
 
 
مشزوعوهبئي  
 
 
 
GSO 05/ FDS/......:2011 (E) 
 
 
 
 
  
General Requirements for the materials and articles intended 
to come into contact with food  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
إعذاد 
اللجىت الفىيت الخليجيت لقطبع المىاصفبث الغذائيت والشراعيت  
 
 
هذي الىثيقت مشزوع لمىاصفت قيبسيت خليجيت تم تىسيعهب لإبذاء الزأي والملحىظبث بشأوهب ، لذلك 
فإوهب عزضت للتغييز والتبذيل، ولا يجىس الزجىع إليهب كمىاصفت قيبسيت خليجيت إلا بعذ اعتمبدهب 
مه مجلس إدارة الهيئت.  
  
تقذيم 
 هيئت انخقييس نذول يجهس انخعبوٌ نذول انخهيج انعشبيت هيئت إقهيًيت حضى في عضىيخهب الأجهزة 
انىطُيت نهًىاصفبث وانًقبييس في دول انخهيج انعشبيت، ويٍ يهبو انهيئت إعذاد انًىاصفبث انقيبسيت  
انخهيجيت بىاسطت نجبٌ فُيت يخخصصت. 
 وقذ قبيج هيئت انخقييس نذول يجهس انخعبوٌ نذول انخهيج انعشبيت ضًٍ بشَبيج عًم انهجُت انفُيت 
سقى5 "انهجُت انفُيت انخهيجيت نقطبع انًىاصفبث انغزائيت وانزساعيت" ببعذاد هزِ انًىاصفت انقيبسيت 
انخهيجيت يٍ قبم  ( دونت الإيبساث انعشبيت انًخحذة ) وقذ حى اعذاد انًششوع بعذ اسخعشاض 
انًىاصفبث انفيبسيت انعشبيت والاجُبيت وانذونيت وانًؤنفبث انًشجعيت راث انصهت . 
 
وقذ اعخًذث هزِ انًىاصفت كـ (يىاصفت قيبسيت / لائحت فُيت) خهيجيت يع انخعذيم انفُي انخبني : إدخبل 
بُذ انًشاجع انخكًيهيت عهيهب، ورنك في اجخًبع يجهس إداسة انهيئت سقى (    )، انزي عقذ 
بخبسيخ   /    /    هـ ،  انًىافق    /    /          و.  
 
Foreword  
GCC  Standardization Organization (GSO) is a regional Organization 
which con sists of the National Standards Bodies of GCC member States. 
One of GSO main functions is to issue Gulf Standards /Technical 
regulations through specialized technical committees (TCs).  
 
GSO through the technical program of committee TC No.:5 "Gulf 
technical committee for standards of food and agriculture products". 
Has prepared  this Standard.  The Draft Standard has been prepared by  
( United Arab Emirates ). 
The draft Standard has been prep ared based on relevant AIDMO, 
International and national foreign Standards and references.  
 
This standard has been approved as a Gulf (Standard / Technical 
Regulation)  , by GSO Board of Directors in its meeting No. (        )، held 
on    /     /    H،    /    /       G. 
 
 
 
 
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General Requirements for the materials and articles intended 
to come into contact with food  
 
 
1. Scope  
This Standard  apply to materials and articles, including active and intelligent 
food contact  materials and articles, (hereinafter referred to as materials and 
articles) which in their finished state:  
(a) are intended to be brought into contact with food; or  
(b) are alre ady in contact with food and were intended for that purpose; or  
(c) can reasonably be expected to be brought into contact with food or to 
transfer their  constituents to food under normal or foreseeable conditions of 
use. this Standard not apply to:  
(a) mat erials and articles which are supplied as antiques;  
(b) covering or coating materials, such as the materials covering cheese 
rinds, prepared meat  products or fruits, which form part of the food and may 
be consumed together with this food;  
(c) fixed public or private water supply equipment.  
This Standard  also establishes definitions,  general requirements , labelling  
and Traceability . 
 
2. Definitions  
For the purposes of this standard the following definitions shall apply : 
2.1 active food contact materials and articles (hereinafter  referred to as 
active materials and articles) means materials and articles that are intended 
to extend the shelf -life or to maintain or improve the condition of packaged 
food. They are designed to del iberately incorporate components that would 
release or absorb substances into or from the packaged food or the 
environment surrounding the food;  
 
2.2 intelligent food contact materials and articles’ (hereinafter  referred to as 
intelligent materials and art icles) means materials  and articles which monitor 
the condition of packaged food or the environment surrounding the food;  
2.3 business means any undertaking, whether for profit or not and whether 
public or private, carrying out any of the activities relate d to any stage of 
manufacture, processing and distribution of materials and articles;  
 
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2.4 business operator means the natural or legal persons responsible  for 
ensuring that the requirements of this Regulation are met within the business 
under their control.  
 
2.5 traceability: the ability to trace and follow a material or article through 
all stages of manufacture, processing and distribution;  
 
2.6 placing on the market: the holding of materials and articles  for the 
purpose of sale, including offering for sale or any other form of transfer, 
whether free of charge or not, and the sale, distribution and other forms of 
transfer themselves.  
 
3. General requirements  
3.1 Materials and articles, including active and intelligent materials  and 
articles, shall be manufactured in compliance with good manufacturing 
practice so that, under normal or foreseeable conditions of use, they do not 
transfer their constituents to fo od in quantities which could:  
3.1.1  endanger human health; or  
3.1.2  bring about an unacceptable change in the composition of  the food; or  
3.1.3  bring about a deterioration in the organoleptic characteristics  thereof.  
 
3.2 Active materials and articles shal l not bring about changes  in the 
composition or organoleptic characteristics of food, for instance by masking 
the spoilage of food, which could mislead consumers.  
 
3.3 Intelligent materials and articles shall not give inf ormation about the 
condition of the food which could mislead consumers.  
 
3.4 Active and intelligent materials and articles already brought into contact 
with food shall be adequately labelled to allow identification by the 
consumer of non -edible parts.  
 
3.5 Active and intelligent materials and articles shall be adequately labelled 
to indicate that the materials or articles are active and/or intelligent.  
 
 
 
 
 
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3.6 the Specific measures f or groups of materials and articles  shall be apply : 
3.6.1  For the groups of materials and articles listed in Annex I and, where 
appropriate, combinations of those materials and articles or recycled 
materials and articles used in the manufacture of those materials and articles, 
specific measures may be maintaining or adopted by Gulf standard or 
national provisions provided they comply with the rules  of the Treaty.  
Those specific measures may include:  
(a) a list of substances authorised for use in the manufacturing  of materials 
and articles;  
(b) list(s) of authorised substances incorporated in active or intelligent food 
contact materials and articles, or list(s) of active  or intelligent materials and 
articles and, when necessary, special conditions of use for these substances 
and/or the materials and articles in which they are incorporated;  
(c) purity standards for substances referred to in (a);  
(d) special conditions of use for substances referred to in (a) and/or the 
materials and articles in which  they are used;  
(e) specific limits on the migration of certain constituents or groups of 
constituents into or on to food, taking due account of other possible sources 
of exposure to those constituents;  
(f) an overall limit on the migration of constituents  into or on  to food;  
(g) provisions aimed at protecting human health against hazards  arising from 
oral contact with materials and articles;  
(h) other rules to ensure compliance with these general requirements ; 
(i) basic rules for checking compliance with points (a) to (h);  
(j) rules concerning the collection of samples and the methods  of analysis to 
check compliance with points (a) to (h);  
(k) specific provisions for ensuring the traceability of materials  and articles 
including provisions regarding the dur ation for retention of records or 
provisions to allow, if  necessary, for derogations from the requirements of 
Article 5.  
 
 
 
 
 
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4. Labelling  
4.1  Materials and articles, which are not yet in contact with food when 
placed on the  market, shall be accompanied by the words “for food contact ” 
or the fork and glass  symbol (see figure 1); 
 
4.2  if necessary, special instructions to be observed for safe and  appropriate 
use; 
 
4.3  the name or trade name and the contact details of the manufacturer, 
processor or  seller responsible for placing on the market;  
 
4.4  adequate labelling or identification to ensure traceability;  
 
4.5  in case of active material and articles, information on the permitted 
use(s) and name  and quantity of the substances released by the active 
component;  
 
4.6  the information required above shall be clearly legible and indelible. 
The retail trade  of material s and articles shall be prohibited if the 
information provided to the  purchasers is not given in a language easily 
understood by them;  
 
4.7  at the marketing stages other than the retail stage, the information 
required above  shall be displayed on (a) the accompanying documents or (b) 
the labels or the  packaging or (c)the materials and articles themselves;  
 
4.8  at the retail stage, the information required above shall be displayed on 
(a) the  materials or articles or on their p ackaging,  
(b) labels fixed to them or  
(c) a notice in  the immediate vicinity of the materials or articles.  
 
 
figure .1 
 
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5. Traceability  
 
5.1 The traceability of materials and articles shall be ensured at all stages in 
order to facilitate control, the recall of defective products, consumer 
information and the attribution of responsibility.  
 
5.2 With due regard to technological feasibility, business operators  shall 
have in place systems and procedures to allow identification  of the 
businesses from which and to which materials or articles and, where  
appropriate, substances or products covered by this Standard  and its 
implementing measures used in their manufacture are supplied. That 
information shall be made available to the competent authorities on demand.  
 
5.3 The materials and articles which are pl aced on the market shall be 
identifiable by an appropriate system which allows their traceability by 
means of labelling or relevant documentation or information.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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ANNEX I  
List of groups of materials and articles which may be covered by specific 
measures  
1. Active and intelligent materials and articles  
2. Adhesives  
3. Ceramics  
4. Cork  
5. Rubbers  
6. Glass  
7. Ion -exchange resins  
8. Metals and alloys  
9. Paper and boa rd 
10. Plastics  
11. Printing inks  
12. Regenerated cellulose  
13. Silicones  
14. Textiles  
15. Varnishes and coatings  
16. Waxes  
17. Wood  
 
 
 
 
 
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