The Ceramics Directive controls how much lead and cadmium may migrate from ceramic articles into food, a concrete, testable rule under the food-contact framework.

It applies to manufacturers, importers, distributors and retailers of ceramic tableware, cookware and storage and serving articles, with limits set by shape: flatware, fillable hollowware, and cooking ware or large vessels.

Adopted in 1984 with one set of limits and a common test method, it was amended in 2005 for the declaration of compliance and the methods of analysis, and it reaches you through national law.

You classify each article by shape, test the food-contact surface for lead and cadmium with the acetic-acid solution, stay within the limit for the category, issue a written declaration of compliance before retail, keep the test results, and meet the framework regulation too.

Conphora maps your ceramic articles against the Directive, flags missing migration testing, classification or declarations, and alerts you when the rules change.

The full guide is at conphora.com.