Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Swedish term or phrase:
godkänd för livsmedel
English translation:
safe for food
- The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2017-02-02 17:54:07 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)
Jan 30, 2017 16:29
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Swedish term
godkänd för livsmedel
Swedish to English
Bus/Financial
Food & Drink
product labelling
Approved for food or Approved for foodstuffs?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +2 | safe for food |
ehnsio
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| 3 +2 | foodstuffs-approved |
Paul Lambert
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| 4 +1 | approved for food contact |
revshirls
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| 3 | approved for human consumption |
Deane Goltermann
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Proposed translations
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Selected
safe for food
I suppose it is possible that the label refers to some kind of container/packaging etc., as there is no additional context given. In that case, "safe for food" or something like it should work.
Peer comment(s):
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Christopher Schröder
: I'd prob go for food-safe, all depending on what it is...
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Charlesp
: yea, I would think so
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Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
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Paul Lambert
Sweden
Sweden
Native in English
Sweden
Always on time
Native in: English 
Works in: Swedish to English, Norwegian to English, Danish to English
foodstuffs-approved
I have got away with this in the past. Seems to be OK.
Peer comment(s):
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Agneta Pallinder
: yes, or "food grade"
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Thanks, and yes "food grade" works in many contexts as well.
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Helen Johnson
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Charlesp
: It's ok, But on second thought, I am not sure that this alone is sufficient. It's kinda unclear.
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Deane Goltermann
Sweden
Sweden
Native in Swedish
&
English
Sweden
Easy reading - Good writing
Native in: English 
, Swedish
Works in: Swedish to English
approved for human consumption
You'll get more hits for this ... not all relevant, tho
See https://www.food.gov.uk/business-industry/guidancenotes/meat...
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Let give this a revisit...
Approved for use in/with food (production)
Try any of these combinations for your context.
See https://www.food.gov.uk/business-industry/guidancenotes/meat...
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Note added at 2 hrs (2017-01-30 19:19:07 GMT)
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Let give this a revisit...
Approved for use in/with food (production)
Try any of these combinations for your context.
Note from asker:
| Don't agree 100% with this option, as I think it is "godkänd som människoföda". Thanks for the input anyway. |
Peer comment(s):
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Michele Fauble
: or 'food-grade'
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Thanks, Michele!
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sans22 (X)
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Thanks!
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Agneta Pallinder
: If it is "godkänd för livsmedel" it is not itself fo be eaten - that would have been "som livsmedel".
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Maybe u have a point...and food-grade works!
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revshirls
: I agree with Agneta. "Godkänd" means approved (passed the required tests) for coming into contact with food. It is not edible. The same terminology is applied to microwave dishes, etc. They are approved "for" food/drink - definitely NOT "as" food.
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Right, kind of like my revisit comment?
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approved for food contact
"approved for food contact" seems to be the correct terminology in the EU
In the USA, the terminology seems to be "approved as food contact substance (FCS)
In the USA, the terminology seems to be "approved as food contact substance (FCS)
Example sentence:
I have included a link to the regulations in USA
Reference comments
2 hrs
Leif Ohman
United States
United States
Native in Swedish
United States
Technically speaking
Native in: Swedish (Variants: Rikssvenska, Stockholm)
Works in: English to Swedish, German to Swedish, Danish to Swedish, and 1 more.
Reference:
godkänd för ATT KOMMA I KONTAKT MED livsmedel
"H1 lubricants are food-grade lubricants used in food-processing environments where there is the possibility of incidental food contact."
"The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) created the original food-grade designations H1, H2 and H3. The approval of a new lubricant and its registration in one of these categories depends on the list of the ingredients."
http://www.machinerylubrication.com/Read/445/food-grade-lubr...
"Godkänner Livsmedelsverket material och produkter avsedda att komma i kontakt med livsmedel?
Nej, Livsmedelsverket godkänner inga material eller produkter avsedda att komma i kontakt med livsmedel. Det är tillverkaren..."
https://www.livsmedelsverket.se/produktion-handel--kontroll/... Livsmedelsverket material och produkter avsedda att komma i kontakt med livsmedel?
"Livsmedelsverket har sänt en förfrågan... om vilken myndighet som... skall bära ansvaret för att... kontroll... av... förpackningsmaterial som är avsett för komma i kontakt med livsmedel"
https://www.livsmedelsverket.se/globalassets/kommunala-proje...
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I have trouble with the word "godkänd".
It seems to imply that some party independent of the manufacturer has decided to "godkänna" the product. If the government doesn't do it and it is unclear if any other independent third party does it, in what sense could it be "godkänd"? You can hold the manufacturer responsible, but that is different.
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Note added at 5 hrs (2017-01-30 22:12:10 GMT)
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Thanks, Agneta, for expanding a little bit on what "Livsmedelsverket" was saying above:
"Det är tillverkaren... som ansvarar för att materialet och produkterna är lämpliga att använda till avsedda livsmedel och att lagstiftningskraven uppfylls."
Again, claiming to meet legal requirements is different from claiming to be "godkänd".
When I see the term "godkänd", I assume it is the product itself that was "godkänd", rather than its components. I also assume it was done by some party independent of the manufacturer.
"The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) created the original food-grade designations H1, H2 and H3. The approval of a new lubricant and its registration in one of these categories depends on the list of the ingredients."
http://www.machinerylubrication.com/Read/445/food-grade-lubr...
"Godkänner Livsmedelsverket material och produkter avsedda att komma i kontakt med livsmedel?
Nej, Livsmedelsverket godkänner inga material eller produkter avsedda att komma i kontakt med livsmedel. Det är tillverkaren..."
https://www.livsmedelsverket.se/produktion-handel--kontroll/... Livsmedelsverket material och produkter avsedda att komma i kontakt med livsmedel?
"Livsmedelsverket har sänt en förfrågan... om vilken myndighet som... skall bära ansvaret för att... kontroll... av... förpackningsmaterial som är avsett för komma i kontakt med livsmedel"
https://www.livsmedelsverket.se/globalassets/kommunala-proje...
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I have trouble with the word "godkänd".
It seems to imply that some party independent of the manufacturer has decided to "godkänna" the product. If the government doesn't do it and it is unclear if any other independent third party does it, in what sense could it be "godkänd"? You can hold the manufacturer responsible, but that is different.
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Note added at 5 hrs (2017-01-30 22:12:10 GMT)
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Thanks, Agneta, for expanding a little bit on what "Livsmedelsverket" was saying above:
"Det är tillverkaren... som ansvarar för att materialet och produkterna är lämpliga att använda till avsedda livsmedel och att lagstiftningskraven uppfylls."
Again, claiming to meet legal requirements is different from claiming to be "godkänd".
When I see the term "godkänd", I assume it is the product itself that was "godkänd", rather than its components. I also assume it was done by some party independent of the manufacturer.
Peer comments on this reference comment:
| neutral |
Agneta Pallinder
: Specific plastics are "godkända" under EU law; there is also both Swedish and EU legislation about what the requirements are for material in contact with foodstuffs. I would say the "godkänd" means under the legislation.
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| agree |
revshirls
20 hrs
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| agree |
Charlesp
: I agree. Why don't you post this as an answer. Why only as a reference?
1 day 16 hrs
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