Activity Report - European Aluminium Association

Owing to this report, EAA was able to
demonstrate a definite trend towards
improvement recorded by the industry
in terms of better use of resources,
reduced environmental impact and,
generally speaking, overall contribution to
sustainability.
As in the past, EAA will continue to
regularly issue a sustainability report and
use it to monitor progress and help define
the way forward, by identifying areas that
require intervention and those that can be
leveraged.
FOOD CONTACT
For the third consecutive year, EAA’s
Aluminium in Contact with Foodstuff
WG was engaged in contributing to the
development of the Council of Europe’s
resolution on metals and alloys used in food
contact materials. This activity is coordinated
by the European Directorate for the Quality
of Medicines (EDQM) of the Council of
Europe, with the participation of delegations
of experts from numerous relevant national
governments. The importance of this
resolution lies in the fact that its provisions,
although non-binding unless implemented
in national legislation, will constitute the
official reference on metals in contact with
food at both EU and international level.
With this in mind, EAA submitted to EDQM
the results of the latest scientific studies
on the interaction of aluminium and
human health, including those developed
for REACH registration, and the most
informative and detailed documentation
on the characteristics, benefits and best
use of aluminium products in contact
with foodstuff. In addition, at the open
consultation held in Strasbourg in April
2011, EAA presented and discussed its
position and suggestions with the EDQM
secretariat and national delegations.
These activities will continue throughout
2012 with the expected publication of
the resolution, completed by a series of
technical annexes by the end of the year.
EAA’s efforts, supported by experts from
member companies, will continue to
focus on obtaining a resolution which will
simultaneously safeguard consumer health,
enable enforcement by local authorities and
protect safe aluminium applications from
unfair competition.
Parallel to this, EAA continued to be an active
partner of FACET (Flavourings, Additives
and food Contact materials Exposure Task),
a project initiated in 2008 under the 7th Framework Programme of the European
Commission and due for completion in
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