Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
alimentarité
English translation:
suitability for contact with foods
Added to glossary by
dholmes (X)
Jun 15, 2006 08:46
17 yrs ago
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French term
alimentarité
French to English
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Petri dish production, conformity to standards etc. "l’ensemble des matières constitutives des produits étant conforme aux directives européennes en vigueur concernant notamment l’absence de métaux lourds, l’alimentarité et le marquage CE".
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Proposed translations
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| 3 +2 | suitability for contact with foods |
CMJ_Trans (X)
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| 4 | food packaging requirements |
Drmanu49
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| 2 | food properties/characteristics |
Jonathan MacKerron
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suitability for contact with foods
L'objet des articles sur l'« alimentarité des matériaux » est d'aider à faire le point sur la situation normative et réglementaire actuelle et de permettre de se repérer dans les textes, afin de choisir les matériaux aptes à entrer au contact des denrées alimentaires. Cette série est constituée de quatre articles :
http://www.techniques-ingenieur.fr/dossier/alimentarite_des_...
I'm sure there must be an "official" translation but I haven't yet found it - this is, however, the meaning
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Council Directive of 21 December 1988 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs (89/109/EEC)
http://www.techniques-ingenieur.fr/dossier/alimentarite_des_...
I'm sure there must be an "official" translation but I haven't yet found it - this is, however, the meaning
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Note added at 24 mins (2006-06-15 09:10:24 GMT)
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Council Directive of 21 December 1988 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs (89/109/EEC)
Peer comment(s):
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Jonathan MacKerron
: but is contact with food implied in this specific case?; the definition I provided from the Grand Robert does not imply contact of any kind
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if you look up alimentarité in French, this is where it leads - and it makes sense in the context
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Najib Aloui
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Dr Sue Levy (X)
: yes, it must conform with these regulations, even if you're not going to eat out of a petri dish http://ec.europa.eu/food/food/chemicalsafety/foodcontact/eu_... - see also "food compatibility"
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Jonathan MacKerron
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food properties/characteristics
alimentarité=Caractère de ce qui constitue, produit des aliments.
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food packaging requirements
We believe this is the first comprehensive and detailed guide to EU food labelling and packaging requirements from any source. Comments on the guide are ...
ats.agr.gc.ca/europe/e1429.htm - 283k
Labeling requirements fall under the Food Labelling, Standards and Consumer ... (Please refer to Section III Packaging and Container Regulations for more ...
www.usembassy.org.uk/fas/labeling_req.htm - 36k -
ats.agr.gc.ca/europe/e1429.htm - 283k
Labeling requirements fall under the Food Labelling, Standards and Consumer ... (Please refer to Section III Packaging and Container Regulations for more ...
www.usembassy.org.uk/fas/labeling_req.htm - 36k -
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