Good Manufacturing Practice for the Manufacture of Paper - CEPI ...

1. INTRODUCTION
It is a requirement of the Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004, on materials and articles intended to
come into contact with food (the Framework Regulation), that all materials and articles intended
for food contact shall be manufactured in accordance with Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP).
The components and principles of such a GMP are described in Commission Regulation (EC) No
2023/2006 on good manufacturing practice for materials and articles intended to come into
contact with food (the GMP Regulation).
Because the GMP Regulation applies to all types of food contact materials and articles, there is
a need for specific advice on its implementation in each manufacturing sector. This paper and
board GMP gives that implementation advice for the paper and board manufacturing industry.
In accordance with the definition of GMP given in Section 3, it does not contain details of
manufacturing limits and quality standards which are normally contained in national legislation,
customer specifications and other quasi-legislative measures.
2. SCOPE
This GMP reference document is intended to provide guidance on how to fulfil the requirements
of the GMP Regulation in the manufacturing of paper and board intended to come into contact
with foodstuffs. It does not cover the operations of converters.
The contents of this document assume that operators have in place the ISO 9001 quality
management system or equivalent in place.
The document applies to the manufacturing of paper and board suitable for contact with all types
of foodstuff and conditions for its use.
The document covers the entire production process as outlined in Annex 1. Preventive measures
are based on the intended use of the end product.
This document contains two main, operational parts. Firstly, Sections 4 - 8 describe the basic
requirements of the GMP Regulation and how they are to be interpreted and applied during
paper production. Secondly, Section 9 contains a list of detailed actions which interpret these
requirements for adoption within the paper and board manufacturing area in order to achieve
compliance with the GMP Regulation.
As the situation may be different in paper mills depending on the raw material, the paper
produced, the size of the manufacturing facility, etc., their various needs to fulfil the GMP
Regulation may be different and not all the measures described in Section 9 may be needed.
Consequently, advice on the need for the different measures is given.
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