Germany LFBG certification

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The safety management and legislation of food contact materials in the EU began with the 1976 directive 76/893/EEC. Over the years, a regulatory system has developed that encompasses various materials at different levels. The following diagram illustrates the complete regulatory framework for EU food contact materials. Control requirements for different materials include: regenerated cellulose film: 2007/42/EC; ceramics: 84/500/EEC; revisions: 2005/31/EC; plastics: (EU) No 10/2011; revisions: (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. The German LFGB (Lebensmittel-, Bedarfsgegenstände- und Futtermittelgesetzbuch) is the abbreviation for the German Food and Consumer Goods Act. It is often used in foreign trade and is also known as the "Food, Tobacco Products, Cosmetics and Other Consumer Goods Management Act." This is the most important basic legal document for food hygiene management in Germany and serves as a guideline and core for the formulation of other specific 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 for transferable components and leachable heavy metals; 4. Metals: testing for composition and leachable heavy metals; 5. Silicone resins: testing for transferable or volatile organic compounds; 6. Special materials. National standard GB4806 testing is based on the Food Safety Law and its implementation regulations, as well as the State Council's decision to strengthen food safety work. To implement the "12th Five-Year Plan for National Food Safety Supervision System" and the "12th Five-Year Plan for National Food Safety Standards" regarding the cleaning and integration of food standards, in May 2014, the National Health and Family Planning Commission released 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 standards for food containers, packaging materials, and other food-related products 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. The revised food contact materials GB4806.1 "National Food Safety Standard General Safety Requirements for Food Contact Materials and Products" safety standards were also successively released in 2015 and 2016. Material/Product Standard Implementation Time: - Rubber nipples GB4806.2-2015 National Food Safety Standard Sensory Requirements for Nipples 2016/9/22 - Total migration amount, potassium permanganate consumption, heavy metals (as Pb), zinc migration amount, 2,6-di-tert-butyl-p-cresol migration amount, 2,2'-methylenebis-(4-methyl-6-tert-butylphenol) migration amount, N-nitrosamine release amount, N-nitrosamine precursors release amount, volatile substances (mass fraction), additives. - Enamel GB4806.3-2016 National Food Safety Standard Sensory Requirements for Enamel Products 2017/4/19 - Lead, cadmium. - Ceramics GB4806.4-2016 National Food Safety Standard Sensory Requirements for Ceramic Products 2017/4/19 - Lead, cadmium. - Glass GB4806.5-2016 National Food Safety Standard Sensory Requirements for Glass Products 2017/4/19 - Lead, cadmium. - Plastic resin GB4806.6-2016 National Food Safety Standard Sensory Requirements for Plastic Resins for Food Contact 2017/4/19 - Monomers and other starting substances, additives. - Plastic GB4806.7-2016 National Food Safety Standard Sensory Requirements for Plastic Materials and Products for Food Contact 2017/4/19 - Total migration amount, potassium permanganate consumption, heavy metals (as Pb), decolorization test, monomers and other starting substances, additives. - Paper and cardboard GB4806.8-2016 National Food Safety Standard Sensory Requirements for Paper and Cardboard Materials and Products for Food Contact 2017/4/19 - Total migration amount, potassium permanganate consumption, heavy metals (as Pb), lead (Pb) residue, arsenic (As) residue, formaldehyde, fluorescent substances at wavelengths 254nm and 365nm, E. coli, Salmonella, mold, additives. - Metal GB4806.9-2016 National Food Safety Standard Sensory Requirements for Metal Materials and Products for Food Contact 2017/4/19 - Arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), chromium (Cr), nickel (Ni). - Coatings and coatings GB4806.10-2016 National Food Safety Standard Sensory Requirements for Coatings and Coatings for Food Contact 2017/4/19 - Total migration amount, potassium permanganate consumption, heavy metals (as Pb), monomers and other starting substances, additives. - Rubber GB4806.11-2016 National Food Safety Standard Sensory Requirements for Rubber Materials and Products for Food Contact 2017/4/19 - Total migration amount, potassium permanganate consumption, heavy metals (as Pb), monomers and starting substances, additives. - Disinfected tableware GB14934-2016 National Food Safety Standard Sensory Requirements for Disinfected Tableware 2017/4/19 - Free residual chlorine, anionic synthetic detergents, coliform bacteria, Salmonella.

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