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The <strong>Dudson</strong> Fine China (DFC) and Finest Vitrified Hotelware<br />
product backstamps (left and right, respectively) include<br />
the European Union Food Safe logo, as well as the date<br />
of manufacture, a <strong>Dudson</strong> tradition of clearly identifying<br />
when the product was produced. The Finest Vitrified<br />
Hotelware backstamp also includes the officially licensed<br />
British Standards 4034 "kitemark" signifying compliance<br />
with the strict requirements of the British Standards<br />
office related to the water absorbtion allowed in a<br />
glazed piece of ceramic ware. Only <strong>Dudson</strong> is presently<br />
licensed to use this symbol for foodservice china products<br />
and has proudly done so for the past 36 years.<br />
Is it Food Safe?<br />
The new Food Safe Symbol, incorporated into both<br />
<strong>Dudson</strong> backstamps, is part of a European Directive<br />
begun back in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s with the<br />
concern about the use of lead and cadmium in items<br />
which come into contact with food, ceramics being<br />
one of the first categories to come under scrutiny.<br />
Although the Food Safe Symbol has been used before, the<br />
original European Directive has now been revised to make<br />
the use of this symbol, on relevant products, mandatory.<br />
The use of a symbol is the first step to informing consumers<br />
about what is safe for use with food, an on-going<br />
requirement of the European Directive and of British<br />
Standards. It is seen as a declaration by a manufacturer or<br />
seller of their legal responsibility that the product which they<br />
manufacture and/or sell is fit for use with food products.<br />
This is just the start of a process which is designed to enable<br />
the consumer to make an educated and informed decision.
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