PKSC 1020 TEST 3 – BATT WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
CFR - ANSWER-Code of Federal Regulations
FDCA - ANSWER-Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
GRAS - ANSWER-Generally Recognized As Safe
PDP - ANSWER-Principle Display Panel
OTC - ANSWER-Over The Counter
RCRA - ANSWER-Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
VOC - ANSWER-Volatile Organic Corrosives
SPI - ANSWER-Society of Plastics Industry
PMMI - ANSWER-Packaging Machinery and Manufacturers Institute
CPM - ANSWER-Containers Per Minute
health laws - ANSWER-focused at federal level
environmental laws - ANSWER-focused at state and local level
federal laws and regs (environmental) - ANSWER-RCRA (solid waste issues)
clean water act
clean air act
issues indirectly related to packaging - ANSWER-VOCs
water based inks (ink seeping into water)
incinerators
solvent recovery
special case: CFC and formed plastics (ESP)
Bottle laws - ANSWER-11 states
California proposition 65 - ANSWER-ground water contamination prevention- made
carcinogens and substances that caused birth defects to be known
, Iowa groundwater protection act - ANSWER-packages proven to affect groundwater
banned
mandatory recycling laws - ANSWER-More like mandatory separation of trash and
recycling
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic act- 1938 - ANSWER-banned poisonous substances in food
and addressed over packaging
important, but not effective
Food additives amendment - 1958 - ANSWER-amended FDCA
first law to directly affect packaging
declared anything that directly or indirectly becomes part of food is an additive
5 provisions: additive defined, burden of proof shifted to industry, Delaney clause
outlawed carcinogens, established GRAS, established GMPs (good manuf. practices)
things not considered additives must be - ANSWER-not expected to reasonably
become part of food
are GRAS
are prior sanctioned
regulated by series of tests
Additive example: Black Polyethylene - ANSWER-Carbon black
carcinogen
can be used in food package outside of foil layer
Can additive sanction list grow? - ANSWER-no, only items prior to 1958, however
things can be taken off the list after being tested
solid waste recycling and source reductions laws - ANSWER-packaging review boards-
some states had them
degradable "high cone"-6 pack holders
pull tab can bans- tab must remain on can (not FL)
aseptic "brick pack" bans- bans box juice boxes
does packaging contribute to solid waste? - ANSWER-largest contributor to solid waste
(30%)
most solid waste in landfills
isn't incinerated with heat recovery
recycling helps but doesn't solve solid waste problems
recycling advancements - ANSWER-usually just mandatory separation from trash
not everything can be recycled
FDA has regulations dealing with food container recycling
success with glass, aluminum, and paper/paperboard
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
CFR - ANSWER-Code of Federal Regulations
FDCA - ANSWER-Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
GRAS - ANSWER-Generally Recognized As Safe
PDP - ANSWER-Principle Display Panel
OTC - ANSWER-Over The Counter
RCRA - ANSWER-Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
VOC - ANSWER-Volatile Organic Corrosives
SPI - ANSWER-Society of Plastics Industry
PMMI - ANSWER-Packaging Machinery and Manufacturers Institute
CPM - ANSWER-Containers Per Minute
health laws - ANSWER-focused at federal level
environmental laws - ANSWER-focused at state and local level
federal laws and regs (environmental) - ANSWER-RCRA (solid waste issues)
clean water act
clean air act
issues indirectly related to packaging - ANSWER-VOCs
water based inks (ink seeping into water)
incinerators
solvent recovery
special case: CFC and formed plastics (ESP)
Bottle laws - ANSWER-11 states
California proposition 65 - ANSWER-ground water contamination prevention- made
carcinogens and substances that caused birth defects to be known
, Iowa groundwater protection act - ANSWER-packages proven to affect groundwater
banned
mandatory recycling laws - ANSWER-More like mandatory separation of trash and
recycling
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic act- 1938 - ANSWER-banned poisonous substances in food
and addressed over packaging
important, but not effective
Food additives amendment - 1958 - ANSWER-amended FDCA
first law to directly affect packaging
declared anything that directly or indirectly becomes part of food is an additive
5 provisions: additive defined, burden of proof shifted to industry, Delaney clause
outlawed carcinogens, established GRAS, established GMPs (good manuf. practices)
things not considered additives must be - ANSWER-not expected to reasonably
become part of food
are GRAS
are prior sanctioned
regulated by series of tests
Additive example: Black Polyethylene - ANSWER-Carbon black
carcinogen
can be used in food package outside of foil layer
Can additive sanction list grow? - ANSWER-no, only items prior to 1958, however
things can be taken off the list after being tested
solid waste recycling and source reductions laws - ANSWER-packaging review boards-
some states had them
degradable "high cone"-6 pack holders
pull tab can bans- tab must remain on can (not FL)
aseptic "brick pack" bans- bans box juice boxes
does packaging contribute to solid waste? - ANSWER-largest contributor to solid waste
(30%)
most solid waste in landfills
isn't incinerated with heat recovery
recycling helps but doesn't solve solid waste problems
recycling advancements - ANSWER-usually just mandatory separation from trash
not everything can be recycled
FDA has regulations dealing with food container recycling
success with glass, aluminum, and paper/paperboard
