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<p>[QUOTE="say_it_slowly, post: 8169275, member: 50"]Here is the info on the meaning of the generic glass and fork mark if anyone want to see it<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_contact_materials#:~:text=The%20international%20symbol%20for%20%22food,%2C%20packaging%20materials%2C%20cutlery%20etc" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_contact_materials#:~:text=The%20international%20symbol%20for%20%22food,%2C%20packaging%20materials%2C%20cutlery%20etc" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_contact_materials#:~:text=The international symbol for "food,, packaging materials, cutlery etc</a>.</p><p>The international symbol for "food safe" material is <b>a wine glass and a fork</b> symbol. The symbol indicates that the material used in the product is considered safe for food contact. This includes food and water containers, packaging materials, cutlery etc.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_contact_materials#cite_note-1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_contact_materials#cite_note-1" rel="nofollow">[1]</a> The regulation is applicable to any product intended for food contact whether it be made of metals, ceramics, paper and board, and plastics or the coating.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_contact_materials#cite_note-2" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_contact_materials#cite_note-2" rel="nofollow">[2]</a> Use of the symbol is more significant in products which should be explicitly identified whether food safe or not, i.e. wherever there is an ambiguity whether the container could be used to hold foodstuffs. The symbol is used in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_America" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_America" rel="nofollow">North America</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe" rel="nofollow">Europe</a> and parts of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia" rel="nofollow">Asia</a>. It is mandatory for products sold in Europe after the Framework Regulation EC 1935/2004.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_contact_materials#cite_note-EU_Legislation-3" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_contact_materials#cite_note-EU_Legislation-3" rel="nofollow">[3]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_contact_materials#cite_note-4" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_contact_materials#cite_note-4" rel="nofollow">[4]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_contact_materials#cite_note-5" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_contact_materials#cite_note-5" rel="nofollow">[5]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_contact_materials#cite_note-6" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_contact_materials#cite_note-6" rel="nofollow">[6]</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="say_it_slowly, post: 8169275, member: 50"]Here is the info on the meaning of the generic glass and fork mark if anyone want to see it:) [URL]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_contact_materials#:~:text=The%20international%20symbol%20for%20%22food,%2C%20packaging%20materials%2C%20cutlery%20etc[/URL]. The international symbol for "food safe" material is [B]a wine glass and a fork[/B] symbol. The symbol indicates that the material used in the product is considered safe for food contact. This includes food and water containers, packaging materials, cutlery etc.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_contact_materials#cite_note-1'][1][/URL] The regulation is applicable to any product intended for food contact whether it be made of metals, ceramics, paper and board, and plastics or the coating.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_contact_materials#cite_note-2'][2][/URL] Use of the symbol is more significant in products which should be explicitly identified whether food safe or not, i.e. wherever there is an ambiguity whether the container could be used to hold foodstuffs. The symbol is used in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_America']North America[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe']Europe[/URL] and parts of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia']Asia[/URL]. It is mandatory for products sold in Europe after the Framework Regulation EC 1935/2004.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_contact_materials#cite_note-EU_Legislation-3'][3][/URL][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_contact_materials#cite_note-4'][4][/URL][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_contact_materials#cite_note-5'][5][/URL][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_contact_materials#cite_note-6'][6][/URL][/QUOTE]
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