Facts

  • The Norwegian Packaging Convention (Emballasjekonvensjonen – EK) is a collaborative organisation between food producers, packaging suppliers and grocery stores. As per January 1st, 2025, EK has 76 members from both Norway and other countries.
  • EK was founded in 1975, and is thus celebrating 50 years in 2025!
  • Contributing to make sure that food packaging is safe is one of the main goals of EK. An important part in reaching this goal is the EK-Declaration, which is issued after a thoroughly control of the packaging’s documentation.
  • The EK-secretariat consists of advisers who issues EK-Declarations after controlling the documentation from packaging producers, raw material suppliers, and analytical reports of the packaging. An EK-Declaration is valid for two (2) years before it must be renewed, but the validity can be prolonged by up to three months if necessary.
  • The documentation needed for an EK-Declaration must be written and satisfy certain minimum requirements established in consultation with the Norwegian Food Authority (Mattilsynet).
  • EK is led by a board consisting of members from the food and packaging industry and EK members. The EK-secretariat manages the day-to-day administrative tasks and inquiries from members and others. The secretariat is located at Nofima AS in Ås, Norway.