Export of aluminum tableware to Germany requires LFGB testing

1、 LFGB Certificate and Cross Flag Meaning

The knife and fork logo is a symbol of food safety. If you come into contact with food every day and have a knife and fork logo, it means that the product has been tested to many German and European standards, meets regulatory requirements, and the German LFGB certificate does not contain toxic substances that are harmful to human health, in Germany and other European and American markets. In the European market, forklogo products can enhance customer confidence, and purchasing desire is a powerful marketing tool that greatly enhances the competitiveness of products in the market.


2、 The LFGB certificate covers a range of products.

LFGB tests all materials, including new technology products such as chrome plated barbecue racks, PTFE coated cooking pots for resistance testing, and silicone sealing in a kettle. Mainly related to ceramics, composite materials, plastics, PVC, plasticizers, paper products, leather, textiles, cosmetics, tobacco, etc. Products include: steamed bun sandwich heater, electric kettle, and electric contact food; Food; Tempered glass cutting boards, stainless steel pots, kitchenware, tableware, knives, spoons, creating a type of tableware; Clothing, Bedding, Towels, Wigs, False Eyelashes, Hats, Diapers and Other Sanitary Products, Sleepbags, Shoes, Gloves, Belts, Handbags, Wallets/Wallets, Briefcases, Chair Coating Materials; Loose fabrics or leather clothing containing textiles or leather toys; Directly use yarn and fabric; Various cosmetics and tobacco products.

3、 LFGB certification includes testing items

Under normal circumstances, Articles 30 and 31 of the German Food and Commodity Law of LFGB include the following testing items:

1. Preliminary testing of samples and materials

2. Sensory evaluation of odor and taste transmission.

3. As shown in. Plastic samples: transferable component testing, precipitable heavy metal testing

4. As shown in. Metal: can detect the composition and precipitation of heavy metals

5. Silicone resin: transferable or volatile organic compound testing

6. Special materials: Testing chemical hazards according to German law


4、 Laws and regulations, including other testing items include:

1. Azo dyes are used for testing on textiles, leather, polyester, and other commodities.

2. Detection of harmful chemical components and heavy metals in cosmetics.

3. As shown in. Harmful components of tobacco in the experiment


5、 LFGB certification process

1. Consultation - Provide samples with product information provided by the applicant

2. Quotation - samples provided by the applicant, product engineers, identify test items, and apply for quotation

3. As shown in. The applicant accepts the quotation

4. As shown in. Signing of contract

5. Sample testing will be conducted in accordance with applicable standards.

6. Test report 7 shows. Issue a certificate of compliance with LFGB testing


6、 Important changes in new regulations:

-In German law, implementing EU Directive 178/2002 (Food Safety Requirements, Responsibilities of Food and Catering Operators)

-Temporary tobacco management regulations will be issued for tobacco beyond the scope of the new Framework Convention on Tobacco Control

-Contact with food materials and misleading statements to expand prohibited goods

-Safety testing of materials in contact with food products, with no significant changes. Testing content for common materials in LFGB certified laboratories:

General plastic products: comprehensive migration, sensory testing

Melamine resin products: comprehensive migration testing, dissolution testing, sensory testing

PE plastic products: comprehensive migration testing, peroxide value testing, chromium content testing, vanadium content testing, zirconium content testing, sensory testing

PS, ABS, SAN, Acrylic plastic products: comprehensive migration test, peroxide value test, total organic volatile matter, sensory test

PA, PU plastic products: comprehensive migration test, peroxide value test, aromatic amine migration test, sensory test

PET plastic products: comprehensive migration test, zinc content test, lead content test, comprehensive migration test, peroxide value test

Silicone rubber products: comprehensive migration test, total organic volatile matter, peroxide value test, organic tin compound test, sensory test

Rubber products: comprehensive migration testing, dissolution testing, zinc content testing, lead content testing, aromatic amine migration testing, nitrosamine content, sensory testing

Paper products: pentaphenol test, heavy metal (lead, cadmium, mercury, hexavalent chromium) release test, antibacterial component migration test, content test, glyoxal release test, colored paper products - additional azo dye test

Products with non stick coating (non stick pot): comprehensive migration test, phenol dissolution test, dissolution test, aromatic amine dissolution test, hexavalent chromium dissolution test, trivalent chromium dissolution test, PFOA perfluorooctanoic acid ammonium test, sensory test


7、 The commonly used materials for LFGB food contact materials are:

PVC, metal, rubber, wood products, styrene polymers, nylon, Teflon coatings, ceramics, glass, enamel, general plastics, etc.

8、 Common products for food contact material testing include:

·Tableware: bowls, cups, knives and forks, spoons, pots, plates, plates, chopsticks, trays, napkins, straws, etc;

·Kitchenware: knife, pot, shovel, basin, peeler, barbecue rack/fork, etc;

·Kitchen electric products: juicer, soybean milk machine, coffee maker, kettle, oven, microwave oven, electric rice cooker, disinfection cabinet, dishwasher, mixer, toaster, range hood, gas stove, induction cooker, etc;

·Food packaging product materials: cling film, preservation bag, preservation box, storage tank, seasoning bottle, sealed tank, tablecloth, paper, etc;

·Children's products: milk bottles, nipples, tooth grinders, thermos cups, milk warmers, food preparation tools, etc;

·Other products that come into direct or potential contact with food are all within the scope of LFGB testing.

9、 Process for applying for LFGB certification test report;

1. The applicant requests the testing institution to provide information on the applied samples (or directly provide samples);

2. Testing agencies evaluate samples, evaluate testing standards and items, and provide fees;

3. Provide sample testing upon acceptance by the applicant;

4. The testing agency conducts testing according to the testing standards, and issues an LFGB test report after passing the test;

10、 Points to pay attention to during LFGB testing:

The difference between LFGB and other food grade tests is that LFGB has comprehensive testing requirements for plastic products. This test divides different plastic materials into PC, PVC, PE, etc. Different material types are tested according to different testing standards, and the experimental results are also more standardized.

In addition to conducting comprehensive migration testing, LFGB also needs to conduct Section 30&31 sensory testing (mainly referring to odor and taste) on the tested products.