Beginning Company Production R&D CDTI help IVACE grants National Aid News Work with us Contact us Phone: +34 96 229 85 00 gaviplas@gaviplas.es Safe Barrier Project homeSafe Barrier Project Safe Barrier: Bending the Food Safety of Recycled Paper and Cardboard Packaging Over 50% of the materials used in food packaging come from the paper and cardboard sector. In this sense, Europe recycles about 56 million tons of paper and cardboard of the almost 80 that it consumes, assuming an advantage for the environment and a considerable reduction in costs. However, there is a growing concern in society to ensure safer food products. In this sense, from the European Union there is specific legislation already published for certain packaging materials and work is being done so that all materials have their own regulation. In cases where packaging materials do not have specific regulations, national legislation or, failing that, sector guides and recommendations are available. In the case of the presence of certain substances, such as hydrocarbons in mineral oils, the European Union does not have a specific regulation on this matter, but it does review and control that the containers do not have unacceptable levels of these oils. OBJECTIVES: This project, in addition to contributing to the safety of the consumer and the authorities, represents an opportunity for companies to develop a new product in the field of recycled paper and cardboard. The project will end on December 31, 2018 and is formed by a consortium of two companies plus a research center : GAVIPLAS , I + DEA of GRUPO SIRO (producer, packer and marketer of food products) and ITENE (Technological Institute of Packaging , Transport and logistics). Project financed by the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness through the State Program I + D + i Oriented to the Challenges of Society under File RTC-2016-5805-2. Copyright 2019 Gaviplas SL | All rights reserved | Legal Notice | Privacy Policy | Cookies Policy | Developed by Just Compile It Use of cookies This website uses cookies so that you have the best user experience. If you continue browsing you are giving your consent for the acceptance of the aforementioned cookies and the acceptance of our cookie policy , click the link for more information. TO ACCEPT