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German: lebensmittelgeprüft

English translation: suitable for use with food







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German term or phrase:lebensmittelgeprüft
English translation:suitable for use with food
Entered by:Alexander Schleber
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Tech/Engineering - Nutrition
German term or phrase: lebensmittelgeprüft
"Durch langjährige Erfahrung und spezielles Know-how werden in den Laboratorien Farben verwendet, die lebensmittelgeprüft und den allgemeinen EG- und INCI-Normen entsprechen."
Alexander Schleber
Belgium
suitable for use with food
Explanation:
approved/recommended (o. deemed suitable/appropriate) for use with food

oder so

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Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1safe for use in foodMichele Fauble
4food safesilvia glatzhofer
3suitable for use with foodCilian O'Tuama
3certified for use with food
Daniel Bird


  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
suitable for use with food

Explanation:
approved/recommended (o. deemed suitable/appropriate) for use with food

oder so

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Note added at 13 mins (2005-08-16 19:17:40 GMT)
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I thought I remembered sth. similar - check this for more suggestions:

http://www.proz.com/kudoz/202151

Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
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PRO pts in category: 4
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Thanks to all.
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
food safe

Explanation:
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oder
certified to be food safe

silvia glatzhofer
Austria
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
certified for use with food

Explanation:
Has a reasonably officious ring to it...

Daniel Bird
United Kingdom
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
safe for use in food

Explanation:
... Hesse recommended only seven color additives as safe for use in food. ...
www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/CONSUMER/CON00063.html


Food additives are listed on ingredient ... have been carried out indicating they are safe for use in food. ...
www.foodstandards.gov.au/mediareleasespublications/factshee...

... of petitions for new uses of food and color additives and notifications for new ... already state that the substance is safe for use in food generally, ...
www.fsis.usda.gov/OPPDE/rdad/FSISDirectives/7120.1.htm





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Note added at 12 hrs 50 mins (2005-08-17 07:55:03 GMT)
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If the coloring substances are used in the production of containers, etc. for food use then

\'safe for food use\'

Additives may be blended in to color them or to modify particular ... Whether that package is safe for food use will depend on the exact nature of the ...
waltonfeed.com/grain/faqs/iva2.html

Look for safety labels that state \"Safe for food use. ... were found in pigments used to color the interior of enamel cookware manufactured overseas. ...
hgic.clemson.edu/factsheets/HGIC3864.htm


Michele Fauble
United States
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 3

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral Colin Newberry: Maybe they're not additives but a means for coloring what the food is held in, meaning "with" and not "in".
8 hrs
  -> Thanks. Yes, in that case 'safe for food use' is the term most often used of food containers, etc.

agree gangels
14 hrs
  -> thanks
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