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Azerbaijan - Decision No. 56/2025 on Approval of the Sanitary Norms and Rules for Materials and Products in Contact with Food Products
Azerbaijan Food Safety Agency (AFSA) recently introduced a new regulation aimed at overseeing materials and articles that come into contact with food. Their Decision of the Board No. 56, dated May 20, 2025, approved the ‘Sanitary Standards and Rules for Materials and Articles in Contact with Food’.
This new regulation is built on three key pieces of European legislation:
- Regulation (EC) No. 1935/2004 on general FCM requirements (consolidated as of March 2021)
- Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1895/2005 on certain epoxy derivatives
- Commission Directive 93/11/EEC on minimizing N-nitrosamines and N-nitrosatable substances in elastomer or rubber teats and soothers
The requirements in Decision No. 56/2025 are listed below:
Clause 3. General requirements for materials and products
Clause 4. Specific requirements for active and intelligent materials and products
Clause 5. Specific requirements for paper-based materials and products
Table 1 - Permissible maximum content of certain substances in paper-based materials and products
Clause 6. Specific requirements for metal-based materials and products
Clause 7. Specific requirements for glass materials and products
Table 2 - Internal pressure values for glass products
Clause 8. Requirements for labeling of materials and products
Clause 9. Restrictions on specific materials and products
The Decision shall come into force on August 20, 2025.