What testing items are required for common food contact materials? Food packaging and food contact materials are regulated by most major markets worldwide, including the United States, the European Union (EU), China and Japan, as well as the so-called Mercado Comun del Sur countries in South America. Therefore, testing of food contact materials is a fundamental requirement for legitimate entry into important consumer markets. In addition, as part of procurement requirements, major retailers worldwide may require additional testing of food packaging and contact materials to further validate the importance of food contact material testing.

Common food contact material products:

Tableware: Knives and forks, bowls, chopsticks, spoons, cups, plates, and other food contact materials.

Kitchenware: storage, washing, conditioning, cooking, etc

Food packaging containers: paper containers, metal containers, glass containers, plastic containers, plastic packaging bags/films, etc

Kitchen appliances: gas stoves, range hoods, ovens, microwaves, disinfection cabinets, dishwashers, juicers, mixers, coffee machines, electric kettles, rice cookers, induction cookers, etc. (Our company currently has no corresponding business for this type)

Children's products: baby bottles, pacifiers, baby drinking cups, etc

Conventional food contact material projects:

1. Sensory tests, decolorization experiments.

2. Migration detection:

Specific migration: migration of heavy metals such as lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr), nickel (Ni), arsenic (As), antimony (Sb), zinc (Zn), etc;

Overall migration: migration/residue of formaldehyde, phenol, aromatic amine, vinyl chloride, vinylidene chloride, styrene, acrylonitrile, caprolactam, bisphenol A, plasticizer (phthalate: DEHP, DINP, DNOP, DBP, DMP, DEP), etc.

3. Toxic and harmful substance detection: heavy metal lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr), mercury (Hg) content detection; Content detection of polybrominated biphenyls and polybrominated biphenyl ethers.

4. Other indicators: reliability testing, fluorescent substance testing, loss on drying, residue on ignition testing, extract testing, quality testing, factory testing, etc.

EU Regulations on Food Contact Materials and Products

The framework regulation for the EU food contact system is (EC) No 1935/2004, which has been developed to date and covers materials such as plastics (EU) No 10/2011, recycled cellulose films 2007/42/EC, ceramics 84/500/EEC, rubber 93/11/EEC, and active and intelligent materials (EC) No 450/2009. In addition, some European countries such as Germany, Italy, France, and the UK also have their own unique food contact material systems.

Recent Status of EU Food Contact Materials Regulations: The EU Food Contact Plastic Products Regulation (EU) 10/2011 added four new permitted substances.

Requirements for Food Contact Materials and Products in the United States

The substances used in food packaging materials in the United States are considered indirect additives and are included in the food additive safety regulatory system