Product Testing


Food contact materials testing



National standard GB4806 detection

According to the "Food Safety Law" and its implementing regulations and the "Decision of The State Council on Strengthening Food safety Work", in order to implement the "Twelfth Five-Year Plan" of the National Food Safety Supervision system and the "Twelfth Five-Year Plan" of the National Food Safety standards on the cleaning and integration of food standards, May 2014, The National Health and Family Planning Commission issued the work plan for the integration of national standards for food safety (2014-2015), and started the task of cleaning and integrating food standards, including the integration of standards for food-related products.

FDA testing

The FDA, short for the Food and Drug Administration, is an executive agency of the U.S. government under the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and the Public Health Service (PHS). As a scientific management agency, the FDA's responsibility is to ensure the safety of food, cosmetics, drugs, biological products, medical devices, and radiological products produced or imported in the United States. It is one of the earliest federal agencies primarily focused on consumer protection. The agency is closely related to the lives of every American citizen. Internationally, the FDA is recognized as one of the largest food and drug regulatory agencies in the world. Many other countries seek and receive assistance from the FDA to promote and monitor the safety of their domestic products. The FDA certification commonly referred to is not a certification but a form of registration. The FDA does not issue certificates. Common FDA certification testing items for food contact materials include: organic coatings, metal and electroplated products requirements U.S. FDA CFR 21175.300. Water extractives deionized water extraction method 8% alcohol extractives 8% alcohol extraction method n-heptane extractives n-heptane extraction method paper products requirements U.S. FDA CFR 21176.170 Net chloroform soluble extractives for water fraction chloroform soluble extractives (deionized water extraction method). Net chloroform soluble extractives for 8% alcohol fraction chloroform soluble extractives (8% alcohol extraction method) Net chloroform soluble extractives for 50% alcohol fraction chloroform soluble extractives (50% alcohol extraction method) Net chloroform soluble extractives for n-heptane fraction chloroform soluble extractives (n-heptane extraction method) wood requirements U.S. FDA CFR 21178.3800 Pentachlorophenol and its salt PCP ABS requirements U.S. FDA CFR 21181.32 or 180.22. in water deionized water extraction method in 3% acetic acid 3% acetic acid extraction method in 8% ethanol 8% alcohol extraction method in n-heptane n-heptane extraction method acrylic resin requirements U.S. FDA CFR 21177.1010 total extractives (in water, 8%, 50% alcohol fraction, heptane) deionized water, 8% alcohol KMnO4 oxidizable extractive (in water, 8%, 50% alcohol fraction) Ultraviolet-absorbing (in water, 8%, 50% alcohol fraction) Ultraviolet-absorbing (in heptane fraction) sealing rings and sealing gaskets for food containers, such as silicone rubber rings U.S. FDA CFR 21177.1210 Net chloroform soluble extractives for water fraction chloroform soluble extractives (deionized water extraction method) Net chloroform soluble extractives for 8% alcohol fraction chloroform soluble extractives (8% alcohol extraction method) Net chloroform soluble extractives for n-heptane fraction chloroform soluble extractives (n-heptane extraction method) EVA requirements U.S. FDA CFR 21177.1350 Net CHCl3 soluble fraction in different extractive (indifferent food simulants) chloroform extraction Vinylidene fluoride & hexafluoropropene xanthan gum (coating) melamine resin requirements U.S. FDA CFR 21177.1460 Net chloroform soluble water extractives chloroform soluble extractives (deionized water extraction method) Net chloroform soluble 8% alcohol extractives chloroform soluble extractives (8% alcohol extraction method) Net chloroform soluble n-heptane extractives chloroform soluble extractives (n-heptane extraction method) nylon plastic requirements U.S. FDA CFR 21177.1500 Specific gravity melting point solubility/boiling 4.2N HCl solubility in hydrochloric acid water extractives deionized water extraction method 95% ethanol extractives 95% alcohol extraction method Ethyl acetate extractives ethyl acetate extraction method Benzene extractives benzene extraction method PP requirements U.S. FDA CFR 21177.1520 Specific gravity melting point n-hexane extractives n-hexane extraction method Xylene extractives xylene extraction method PE, OP requirements U.S. FDA CFR 21177.1520 Specific gravity n-hexane extractives n-hexane extraction method Xylene extractives xylene extraction method Germany's LFGB certification The EU's safety management and legislation for food contact materials began with the 1976 directive 76/893/EEC and has developed into a regulatory system with different levels covering various materials. The following diagram reflects the entire regulatory framework for EU food contact materials. Control requirements for different materials: regenerated cellulose film: 2007/42/EC ceramics: 84/500/EEC revision history: 2005/31/EC plastics: (EU) No 10/2011 revision history: (EU) No 321/2011 (EU) No 1282/2011 (EU) No 1183/2012 (EU) No 202/2014 (EU) No 865/2014 (EU) No 174/2015 rubber: 93/11/EEC active and intelligent materials: (EC) No 450/2009 Germany's LFGB - Lebensmittel-, Bedarfsgegenstände- und Futtermittelgesetzbuch LFGB (Food and Consumer Goods Act) is the abbreviation for Germany's Food and Consumer Goods Law. It is often used in foreign trade. It is also known as the "Law on the Management of Food, Tobacco Products, Cosmetics, and Other Daily Necessities" and is the most important basic legal document for food hygiene management in Germany, serving as a guideline and core for the formulation of other specialized food hygiene laws and regulations. Articles 30 and 31 of the LFGB include the following testing items: 1. Initial inspection of samples and materials 2. Sensory evaluation of odor and taste transfer 3. Plastic samples: testing of transferable components and leachable heavy metals 4. Metals: composition and leachable heavy metals testing 5. Silicone resin: testing of transferable or volatile organic compounds 6. Special materials National standard GB4806 testing According to the Food Safety Law and its implementation regulations and the State Council's decision to strengthen food safety work, to implement the "National Food Safety Regulatory System 12th Five-Year Plan" and the "National Food Safety Standards 12th Five-Year Plan" regarding the cleaning and integration of food standards, in May 2014, the National Health and Family Planning Commission issued the food safety national standard integration work plan (2014-2015), initiating the task of cleaning and integrating food standards, which also includes the integration of standards for food-related products. The Health and Family Planning Commission led the integration of existing food container, packaging materials, and other food-related product standards according to the classification of food-related products and the directory of food-related product safety standards, forming the basic standards and product standards for food-related products. By the end of 2015, the task of cleaning and integrating food-related product safety standards was successfully completed, and a new standard framework gradually formed and improved, with the revised food contact materials GB4806.1 "National Food Safety Standard General Safety Requirements for Food Contact Materials and Products" safety standards also released successively in 2015 and 2016. Material/Product Standard Project Implementation Time Rubber Nipple GB4806.2-2015 National Food Safety Standard Nipple Sensory Requirements 2016/9/22 Total migration high manganese consumption heavy metals (as Pb) zinc migration 2,6-di-tert-butyl-p-cresol migration 2,2'-methylenebis-(4-methyl-6-tert-butylphenol) migration N-nitrosamine release N-nitrosamine precursors release volatile substances (mass fraction) additives Enamel GB4806.3-2016 National Food Safety Standard Enamel Product Sensory Requirements 2017/4/19 Lead Cadmium Ceramics GB4806.4-2016 National Food Safety Standard Enamel Product Sensory Requirements 2017/4/19 Lead Cadmium Glass GB4806.5-2016 National Food Safety Standard Glass Product Sensory Requirements 2017/4/19 Lead Cadmium Plastic Resin GB4806.6-2016 National Food Safety Standard Plastic Resin for Food Contact Sensory Requirements 2017/4/19 Monomers and other starting substances additives Plastic GB4806.7-2016 National Food Safety Standard Plastic Materials and Products for Food Contact Sensory Requirements 2017/4/19 Total migration high manganese consumption heavy metals (as Pb) decolorization test monomers and other starting substances additives Paper and Cardboard GB4806.8-2016 National Food Safety Standard Paper and Cardboard Materials and Products for Food Contact Sensory Requirements 2017/4/19 Total migration high manganese consumption heavy metals (as Pb) lead (Pb) residue arsenic (As) residue formaldehyde fluorescent substances wavelength 254nm and 365nm E. coli Salmonella mold additives Metal GB4806.9-2016 National Food Safety Standard Metal Materials and Products for Food Contact Sensory Requirements 2017/4/19 arsenic (As) cadmium (Cd) lead (Pb) chromium (Cr) nickel (Ni) Coatings and Coatings GB4806.10-2016 National Food Safety Standard Coatings and Coatings for Food Contact Sensory Requirements 2017/4/19 Total migration high manganese consumption heavy metals (as Pb) monomers and other starting substances additives Rubber GB4806.11-2016 National Food Safety Standard Rubber Materials and Products for Food Contact Sensory Requirements 2017/4/19 Total migration high manganese consumption heavy metals (as Pb) monomers and starting substances items Additives for Disinfected Tableware GB14934-2016 National Food Safety Standard Sensory Requirements for Disinfected Tableware (Food) 2017/4/19 Free residual chlorine anionic synthetic detergent coliform bacteria Salmonella

German LFBG certification

The safety management and legislation of food contact materials in the EU started with the 76/893/EEC Directive in 1976, and has developed to date, and has formed a legal system with different levels and covering a variety of materials. The chart below provides a relatively complete representation of the overall regulatory framework for food contact materials in the EU. Control requirements for different materials: Regenerated cellulose film: 2007/42/EC Ceramics: 84/500/EEC Revision History: 2005/31/EC

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