US · 21 CFR Parts 175–178 and applicable FCN/TOR routes
Food-contact materials: authorised use and conditions
Food-contact coatings, polymers, paper, adhesives and additives within their specific intended conditions of use.
Learn moreHousehold Goods
Identify the market and product category first. Each dossier separates legal duties, referenced standards, evidence and the comparison needed for an award.
Regulatory Basis
CA · Food and Drug Regulations B.23.001
Food packaging: chemical safety and LONO scope
Materials used to package food under the specified intended application, including recycled-plastic packaging.
Learn moreCA · Glazed Ceramics and Glassware Regulations SOR/2016-175
Glazed ceramics and glassware: migratable lead and cadmium
Glazed/decorated ceramic and glassware within the food-use scope; ornamental-product exclusions require specified design and warnings.
Learn moreCA · Consumer Chemicals and Containers Regulations 2001 SOR/2001-269
Consumer chemicals: hazard classification and containers
Consumer chemical products and relevant containers with regulated toxicity, corrosivity, flammability, quick skin-bonding or pressure hazards; exclusions apply.
Learn moreEU · Regulation (EU) 2023/988
General consumer-product safety and traceability
Consumer products, including products reasonably likely to be used by consumers. The general safety requirement covers risks not already addressed by specific Union harmonisation legislation; industrial-only equipment and excluded sectors require separate classification.
Learn moreEU · Regulation (EC) 1907/2006, Annex XVII
Chemical restrictions in materials and finished articles
Chemical substances, mixtures and finished articles trigger different duties. For textiles, footwear, toys, furniture, plastics, coatings and industrial materials, identify each actual substance, material, contact condition and use before assigning a restriction.
Learn moreEU · Regulations (EC) 1935/2004, (EC) 2023/2006 and (EU) 10/2011
Food-contact materials: composition and migration
Articles intended or reasonably expected to contact food or transfer constituents to food. The framework applies across material types; Regulation 10/2011 specifically concerns plastics and does not establish a single EU harmonised regime for all metals, paper, silicone or coatings.
Learn moreEU · Regulation (EU) 2025/40
Packaging: composition, design and phased circularity rules
Packaging and packaging waste across materials, with distinct rules for contact-sensitive, transport, sales, grouped, reusable and other packaging. Food-contact packaging must also comply with the separate food-contact-material regime.
Learn moreEU · Regulation (EC) 1272/2008
Chemical classification, hazard labels and packaging
Chemical substances and mixtures placed on the market, including applicable paints, adhesives, sealants and household chemicals. Finished articles generally do not follow every mixture-labelling duty; special product regimes and exemptions need checking.
Learn moreGB · GB product-specific legislation; General Product Safety Regulations 2005; NI EU rules
Great Britain and Northern Ireland: product rules and marking
Great Britain means England, Scotland and Wales; Northern Ireland is a separate product-regulatory jurisdiction. For a consumer product, first identify sector legislation and residual general-safety duties. UKCA, CE and UKNI are different routes, not alternative designs for the same award badge.
Learn moreGB · UK REACH; GB CLP; Northern Ireland EU REACH/CLP
UK REACH restrictions and GB chemical classification
Articles, substances and mixtures trigger different requirements. Identify GB or NI, actual chemical identity, material, contact scenario and professional/consumer use. Finished textiles, footwear and plastics often require restriction screening, while paints and adhesives can additionally require mixture classification and labels.
Learn moreGB · GB assimilated 1935/2004, 10/2011 and 2023/2006; NI EU FCM law
Food-contact materials: GB authorisations and NI rules
Articles contacting food, with plastic composition rules separate from other materials. GB comprises England, Wales and Scotland with their enforcement arrangements; NI applies relevant EU food-contact law. A plastic additive authorised in one system must be checked in the other.
Learn moreGB · Packaging (Essential Requirements) Regulations 2015, SI 2015/1640
Packaging essential requirements and market boundaries
Packaging and packaging components placed on the relevant market. Sales, grouped and transport packaging, reusable packaging and food-contact layers require distinct facts. EPR waste obligations are separate from the product’s essential design and substance requirements.
Learn moreAU · Consumer Goods (Products Containing Button/Coin Batteries) Safety Standard 2020
Products containing button and coin batteries
Covered consumer goods containing or intended to contain button/coin cells, subject to the instrument's professional-equipment and other exclusions.
Learn moreAU · Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code: Standard 1.1.1 and Standard 3.2.2 clause 9
Food-contact packaging: intended-use safety
Packaging materials and articles intended to contact food, assessed for their food type, temperature, duration and reuse conditions. Chapter 3 food-business duties apply in Australia.
Learn moreAU · Industrial Chemicals Act 2019; AICIS introduction requirements
Industrial chemicals in coatings, adhesives and cleaning products
Imported or manufactured industrial chemicals, including ingredients of coatings, adhesives, printing and cleaning products. A finished article needs an article/release assessment rather than automatic treatment as a chemical mixture.
Learn moreJP · Food Sanitation Act; Notification No. 370; synthetic resin positive list
Food-contact utensils and packaging: positive list and material requirements
Food utensils, containers and packaging. The positive list applies to the prescribed synthetic-resin materials; material-specific and use-specific requirements remain relevant for other materials.
Learn moreJP · Household Goods Quality Labeling Act and product-specific labelling provisions
Household goods: product-specific quality labelling
Only listed household goods, including specified textile goods, furniture, shoes, leather bags, kitchen utensils, sunglasses and household chemical products. Material and construction definitions limit each listing.
Learn moreJP · Consumer Product Safety Act: specified products and technical criteria
PSC for riding helmets, climbing ropes and pressure cookers
The legally defined motorcycle/moped helmets, body-securing mountaineering ropes and household pressure cookers. An ordinary bicycle helmet or general-purpose rope is not automatically the same product.
Learn moreKR · MFDS Standards and Specifications for Utensils, Containers and Packages, Notice 2026-24
Food utensils, containers and packaging: MFDS specifications
Food-contact utensils, containers and packaging classified by material and intended use; the full current Korean notice determines the applicable provisions.
Learn moreKR · Act on Safety Management of Consumer Chemical Products and Biocides; product-specific safety and labelling criteria
Household chemical products: safety confirmation and packaging
Designated household chemical products such as covered cleaning and surface-treatment preparations, subject to the precise use/product listing. Industrial raw chemicals and biocides require their own scope analysis.
Learn moreCN · GB 4806 family; GB 31604.1-2023; applicable additive/material approvals
Food-contact materials: general, material and migration requirements
Food-contact articles, coatings, inks, adhesives and packaging assessed by every relevant contact layer and use condition.
Learn moreCN · GB 33372-2020
Adhesives: VOC content and intended use
Adhesives within the standard's formulation/use scope. Industrial intermediate use and expressly excluded formulations need a separate applicability determination.
Learn moreApplicability depends on the product classification, intended use, configuration and actual sales territory. Manufacturing, placing-on-the-market and testing dates, together with transition provisions, are checked as required by each applicable rule. The directory identifies sources; it does not replace assessment of the specific model. Standards are identified by reference, and their authoritative texts remain with the issuing bodies. Official source documents retain their original language.