GCC issues Technical Regulation for "Food Packages".

Saudi Food and Drug Authority issues Technical Regulation for "Food Packages - Part 1:General Requirements".

The technical regulation concerns the general requirements for all packages of food materials, including metal, glass, plastic, paper, carton, multilayered textile, and wood packages, in addition to other materials for packaging foodstuffs.

Products covered: Food Packages

Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): To be determined.

Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): To be determined.

Proposed date of entry into force: [X] Six months from date of publication, and/or(dd/mm/yy):

Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): 1 December 2017

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