The exchange of relevant information in the supply chain is the basis for food contact compliance work. Enter relevant information regarding your raw materials in FOCOS and attach your supporting documents (DoC’s and adequate information). Enter maximum concentrations of substances with SML’s or calculate them from worst case scenario’s in suppliers DoC’s.

Download raw materials (relevant information & supporting documents) directly from other FOCOS users (your suppliers). Manage updates in a fast and easy way and implement them to your own DoC’s.

Manage your products by transfering relevant information from your raw material database to products. FOCOS can be used for all types of products within the plastics supply chain: substances, intermediates (plastic and non-plastic) and final articles (monolayer and multilayer plastics and plastic layers in multi-layer multi materials).

Evaluate the impact of changes in raw materials or legislations on the compliance status of your product. Perform worst case calculations to reduce your migrations test cost.

Select your migration test configuration for OML and SML.

Configure your product and it’s use:

• Surface/volume ratio;
• Single use or repeated use;
• Use for food for small children;
• Special applications like caps.

Prepare requests for migration testing and include all supporting documents of raw materials. Attach migration reports as supporting documents to your product administration.

Compliance work covers the risk assessment of your products. It may contain verification of authorisation status of substances, verification of purity criteria, identification and risk assessment of NIAS, verification of compliance with SML and OML.

FOCOS supports compliance work by:

• Evaluation of substances authorisation status and purity at raw material level.
• Perform worst case calculations.
• Evaluate the impact of changes (changes in legislation or compositional changes) on the compliance status of products.

Compose Declarations of Compliance (DoCs) in six different languages based on templates according EC guideline for communication. FOCOS contains different types of DoC templates, depending on the type of product to be delivered and the role and position of the business operator in the supply chain.

Templates are prepared in MS Word (.docx) and can easily be personalized with logo’s and other features. Publish your DoC in English, German, French, Spanish, Italian or Dutch on the FOCOS DoC server and make them available for the selected customers.

Message centre

The message centre is the active heart of FOCOS, it centralizes all actions and communication. Data from several databases is turned into action lists, to activate and support your communications with suppliers and customers.

FOCOS uses the message centre to inform customers about:

• New and updated food contact legislation, changes in substance details, etc.
• Lists of raw materials and products that are concerned by these changes.
• Follow up of expired supporting documents.

Digital library of food contact legislation and related documents.

The library is always up to date with current legislation. New available documentation and legislation will be presented within the message centre.

The FOCOS library provides a search interface that allows resources to be easily found, based on their content.

FOCOS is developed as cloud solution in order to be able to support communication within the Food Contact Materials supply chain. Access your documents on your computer, lap-top or tablet, anytime, anywhere. And Exchange data directly with your suppliers and customers.

Due to the open architecture of FOCOS it is possible to safely exchange data between e.g. your ERP or CRM system and FOCOS.

• FOCOS helps you manage food contact.
• Easily create Declarations of Compliance (DoCs) based on current EC commissions (draft) guidelines.
• FOCOS will help you with change management in food contact compliance work.
• Improve communication and the quality of your DoCs.
• Save time and (still) be in control.
• Improve customer service by making your DoCs available to your customers.
• Improve and embed knowledge on food contact safety in your organisation.
• Use FOCOS as a unique selling point to your customers.