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Food contact material field operator's notification of premises and operations

  • Permit or other obligation
  • 2 municipalities
  • Public service

Manufacturer, importer or supplier, such as a wholesaler, of food contact materials must report their place of business and the contact material operations performed there.

Food contact material refers to materials and articles that either are already in contact with food or are intended to be brought into contact with food, either directly or indirectly. Examples include:

- food containers

- single-use tableware and gloves

- kitchen utensils

- small kitchen appliances

- machines and appliances used in the food industry

Raw materials and articles that are used in preparation of contact materials are also food contact materials. Printing inks, lacquers and bonding agents are also contact materials.

Manufacturers, processors, importers, and sellers of food contact materials must submit a notification, in accordance with the Food Act, concerning the activities and premises, in which the activities are carried out. Any substantial modification or termination of operations shall also be notified in writing. Food contact material refers to materials and supplies that come into contact with food, ...

Do the following

At the start of operations, notify the food control authority of your operating location in the ilppa notification service or by using a form.

Once you have submitted the notification, you will be notified once it is received and entered in the register. The food control authority will regularly inspect the operations of your company in accordance with its supervisory plan.

You should also report if the operator changes or the operations change or end in the ilppa notification service. You can also use a form to notify the local authority of the changes. In this case, use the same form for the change notification as for the notification in the beginning of operations.

Fill in the notification, in accordance with the Food Act, and submit it to the health inspector, preferably well before starting the operations. Attach the floor plan of the premises. Use the same form, to report operator changes and relevant changes in operations. The municipal inspection authority issues a certificate of the receipt of the notification. In the future, the operations will be monitored regularly.

To whom and on what terms

The obligation to notify applies to all operators placing food contact materials on the market in Finland. These operators include

  • manufacturers of materials and articles used in manufacturing contact materials
  • manufacturers of actual contact materials
  • operators engaged in the wholesale trade of contact materials
  • operators importing contact materials from the EU internal market area or from non-EU countries and operators engaged in corresponding export activities.

The obligation to notify applies to all operators in the field, irrespective of the contact material or article in question.

In case the operator changes, or the operations change or are terminated, the operator must make a notification of it without delay.

If the operator is established in another EEA state and provides services in Finland on a temporary basis, they are required to have the same notification as the operators established in Finland.


Deadline

The notification must be given four weeks before the operations begin.

Processing time

14 to 30 days

Period of validity

The notification is valid for an indefinite term.

Valid for the time being

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City of Kotka

Responsible for the service

City of Kotka
Text edited by: City of Kotka
Updated: 17/11/2023