Legenda / Legend
ALBA de Allergenen dataBank (ALBA) verzamelt en beheert gegevens van stoffen die voedselallergie kunnen veroorzaken. / The databank for allergens in the Netherlands (for members ony)
AICS The Australian Inventory of Chemical Substances (AICS) is the legal device that distinguishes new from existing chemicals
ARBO Arbo gaat over arbeidsomstandigheden, over ziekteverzuim en over terugkeer naar het werk na ziekte / Regulations concerning labor.
CAS the Chemical Abstracts Service(CAS) can be found in the CAS Registry of the American Chemical Society
CFR Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) of the USA, with special interest here: 21 CFR "Food and Drugs"
CODEX Alimentarius (CODEX=boek en Alimentarius=voedsel). The Codex Alimentarius Commission was created in 1963 by FAO and WHO to develop food standards, guidelines and related texts such as codes of practice under the Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme. The main purposes of this Programme are protecting health of the consumers and ensuring fair trade practices in the food trade, and promoting coordination of all food standards work undertaken by international governmental and non-governmental organizations.
DSL The Domestic Substances List (DSL) and the Non-Domestic Substances List (NDSL) were created in accordance with the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) by
E-numbers A list of additives currently permitted in food within the European Union (EU)
EFSA The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is the keystone of European Union (EU) risk assessment regarding food and feed safety. In close collaboration with national authorities and in open consultation with its stakeholders, EFSA provides independent scientific advice and clear communication on existing and emerging risks.
EINECS the European INventory of Existing Commercial chemical Substances (EINECS).
EU de Europese Unie (EU)
FAO Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN)
FDA U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The FDA is responsible for protecting the public health by assuring the safety, efficacy, and security of human and veterinary drugs, biological products, medical devices, our nation’s food supply, cosmetics, and products that emit radiation. The FDA is also responsible for advancing the public health by helping to speed innovations that make medicines and foods more effective, safer, and more affordable; and helping the public get the accurate, science-based information they need to use medicines and foods to improve their health.
GFL the General Food Law (GFL) of the EU.
The food law aims at ensuring a high level of protection of human life and health, taking into account the protection of animal health and welfare, plant health and the environment. This integrated "farm to fork" approach is now considered a general principle for EU food safety policy.
Food law, both at national and EU level, establishes the rights of consumers to safe food and to accurate and honest information. The EU food law aims to harmonise existing national requirements in order to ensure the free movement of food and feed in the EU.
The food law recognises the EU's commitment to its international obligations and will be developed and adapted taking international standards into consideration, except where this might undermine the high level of consumer protection pursued by the EU.
GMO genetic modified organism / genetisch gemodificeerde organismen (GMO)
GMP 1) Good Manufacturing/Managing Practice (GMP) een kwaliteitsborgingsregeling.
2)All food additives subject to the provisions of the Codex General Standard for additives, shall be used under conditions of good manufacturing practice(GMP), which include the following:
a) the quantity of the additive added to food shall be limited to the lowest possible level necessary to accomplish its desired effect;
b) the quantity of the additive that becomes a component of food as a result of its use in the manufacturing, processing or packaging of a food and which is not intended to accomplish any physical, or other technical effect in the food itself, is reduced to the extent reasonably possible;
and,
c) the additive is of appropriate food grade quality and is prepared and handled in the same way as a food ingredient.
GMP+ Het kwaliteitsborgingsysteem GMP+HACCP wordt kortweg weergegeven als: GMP+ / Quality system
HACCP Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP), is een risico-inventarisatie voor o.a. voedingsmiddelen.
ISO De International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is een internationale organisatie die normen vaststelt.
MSDS Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)/ Veiligheidsbladen en overeenkomstige norm ISO 11014-1 (niet gratis verkrijgbaar)
NDSL zie DSL
Novel Food are foods and food ingredients that have not been used for human consumption to a significant degree within the Community before 15 May 1997. Regulation EC 258/97 lays out detailed rules for the authorisation of novel foods and novel food ingredients.
PDV Het Productschap Diervoeder(PDV) is de publiekrechtelijke bedrijfsorganisatie voor ondernemers en werknemers in de productieketen van veevoeder en huisdiervoeder. / The Product Board Animal Feed in the Netherlands
Quantum Satis , zoveel als nodig. Dit begrip wordt gebruikt voor additieven waaraan, vanuit veiligheidsoverwegingen, geen maximale hoeveelheid in voedingsmiddelen zijn vastgelegd, met dien verstande dat er niet meer in mag dan nodig. In de CODEX Alimentarius gebruikt men het begrip Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) i.p.v. Quantum Satis. / 'Quantum satis` means that no maximum level is specified. However, additives shall be used in accordance with good manufacturing practice, at a level not higher than is necessary to achieve the intended purpose and provided that they do not mislead the consumer.
R en S-zinnen R- (Risk, gevaar) zinnen zijn verplicht op het etiket van gevaarlijke stoffen. Bij bepaalde R-zinnen behoren S (Safety, veiligheid) zinnen. Daarnaast kunnen additioneel S-zinnen vrijwillig toegevoegd worden. / Labbeling dangerous substances with R- and S- phrases
REACH is a new European Community Regulation on chemicals and their safe use (EC 1907/2006). It deals with the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemical substances (REACH). The new law entered into force on 1 June 2007.
SDS zie MSDS
TSCA Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) of the USA
UN The purposes of the United Nations (UN) is; to develop friendly relations among nations; to cooperate in solving international economic, social, cultural and humanitarian problems and in promoting respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms; and to be a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations in attaining these ends.
VGB het Verpakkingen- en gebruiksartikelenbesluit (VGB) was onderdeel van de Warenwet. Dit is in 2008 vervangen 'Verpakkingen voor levensmiddelen'. The Food contact materials legislation in the Netherlands (remark: Up to now, the Netherlands is the only country in the EU which has a legal regulations for food contact materials. Germany has a recommandation).
WHO World Health Organisation (WHO) is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system. It is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries and monitoring and assessing health trends.