Hello - I need some help with a question. Recently I was asked by a client (I'm a consultant) for the regulatory definition of what is Contact Packaging vs. Non-Contact Packaging. It's an interesting question because everyone seems to know (myself included) which is which but he wanted me to point him to a clear definition, based on any applicable regulations.
On top of that, to what level does one go get things like MSDS's on the Non-contact materials. That is to say, where do you stop? The Box? The banding on a pallet? The pallet itself? I guess one could say get EVERYTHING... but that kind of shotgun thinking, which would work, does not advance anyones understanding of the practice or the regulatory demands that are driving them.
Searching through the FDA website actually offered no "clear" guidance on the issue and of course the Codex is mostly organized by commodity. Any one have any guidance? Thank you!!!
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