Packaging from other materials
National legislation
Regulation on Health Suitability of Materials and Articles Intended to Come into Direct Contact with Food
Official Gazette, No. 125/2009 and 31/2011
Act on General Use Good (see Article 49, point 2.)
Official Gazette, No. 39/2013, 47/2014, 114/2018 and 53/2022
Competent authority
Ministry of Health
Email: helpdesk_sigurnost_hrane@miz.hr
Phone: +385 1 46 07 555
Web: https://zdravlje.gov.hr/
Scope of application
Straw and other materials which are used as protective materials in packaging
Main requirements that the business user needs to know about
Article 125
Straw and other materials which are used as protective materials in packaging must not be rotten, contaminated or wet and they must not adversely affect the organoleptic properties of food.
Market Surveillance Authority
State Inspectorate
Link to the TRIS database
In the TRIS database you can look up the notification of the technical rule