Geneva (August 13, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 116.25 to keep stakeholders informed about Azerbaijan’s new standards and rules for food contact materials (FCMs) and articles.
Azerbaijan’s Food Safety Agency (AFSA, Azərbaycan Respublikasının Qida Təhlükəsizliyi Agentliyi) issued Decision of the Board No. 56 of May 20, 2025, on the approval of the ‘Sanitary Standards and Rules for Materials and Articles in Contact with Food’ (Decision No. 56/2025) in June 2025.
The new law is based on three pieces of EU legislation:
– Regulation (EC) No. 1935/2004 on ‘FCMs and articles’
– Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1895/2005 on ‘Certain epoxy derivatives’
– Commission Directive 93/11/EEC on ‘N-nitrosamines and N-nitrosatable substances from elastomer or rubber teats and soothers’
It contains general and labeling requirements, as well as specific requirements for active and intelligent materials and articles, paper and board, metals and alloys, glass and certain epoxy derivatives.
SGS experts publish SafeGuardS to keep stakeholders informed about regulatory changes that may impact their business. SafeGuardS 116.25 includes a table detailing the key provisions in Decision No. 56/2025, which will come into effect on August 20, 2025.
Stakeholders are advised to review SGS’s original SafeGuardS 116.25 for more information.
SGS food contact material services
SGS’s technical experts have extensive experience of testing materials and articles in contact with food. They can ensure that your products meet the appropriate regulations for food contact materials and pave the way for compliance. SGS offers the full range of testing, including migration tests, along with expert advice on emerging regulations, compliance issues and documentation review. In the end, it’s only trusted because it’s tested. Learn more about SGS’s food contact material services.
SGS SafeGuardS keep you up to date with the latest news and developments in the consumer goods industry. Read the full Azerbaijan Issues Rules for Food Contact Materials SafeGuardS.
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