SBS Priority Sector 10 - Agro Food and Forestry

Utensils and materials in contact with food is a standardisation topic of relevance for Small and Medium Enterprises in Europe.

The work is developed by the Technical Committee CEN/TC 194 Utensils in contact with food.

Check regularly the relevant work program for this technical body: https://genorma.com/en/project/search-by-committee/cen-tc-194

In addition, the following projects should be monitored closely:

• Wood in packaging - Methods for the protection of packaging timber which includes compliance with both the legislation and the requirements concerning food contact and the environment
• Coated, laminated and impregnated paper and board intended for food contact - One side extraction with food simulants, test method(s) for total transfer of coating, laminating and impregnating materials

Additional CEN Technical Bodies to be followed by SMEs in Europe

• CEN/TC 275 Food analysis - Horizontal methods
• CEN/TC 327 Animal feeding stuffs - Methods of sampling and analysis
• CEN/TC 338 Cereal and cereal products
• CEN/TC 454 Algae and algae products
• CEN/TC 466 Circularity and recyclability of fishing gear and aquaculture equipment

Standardisation work related to the Regulation on fertilising products

Some draft standards (and other standardisation deliverables) support the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2019/1009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 June 2019 laying down rules on the making available on the market of EU fertilising products and amending Regulations (EC) No 1069/2009 and (EC) No 1107/2009 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 which affects both SMEs as producers or as users of fertilisers. More information about the standards and work items prepared for the application of this legislation can be found by clicking on this link: https://genorma.com/en/directive/show/28382467 and then selecting on "project" and or "published" in the advanced search.

See also CEN/TC 260 Fertilizers and liming materials