With the improvement of social living standards, people pay more and more attention to food safety, but often ignore the safety of food contact materials (FCM). In daily use, harmful substances may migrate from food contact materials to food, affect the sensory quality of food, and even endanger human health. Therefore, unqualified food contact materials have also become an important source of food pollution. In recent years, it is internationally required that products exported to the EU and the United States must pass the corresponding test certification and obtain qualified product test reports, that is, food contact material test, also known as "food grade test".
Food grade test is aimed at all materials, including products produced by the latest technology, such as chromium coating of barbecue rack, temperature resistance test of Teflon coating of cooking pan, silicone sealing ring test in kettle, etc. The fields usually involved include: ceramics, synthetic plastics, polyvinyl chloride, plasticizers, paper products, leather, textiles, cosmetics, tobacco, etc. the products involved include: toaster, sandwich stove, electric kettle and other electrical products in contact with food; Food storage supplies; Strengthen kitchen utensils such as glass kitchen board and stainless steel pot; Bowl, knife and fork, spoon, cup and plate tableware; Clothing, bedding, towels, wigs, false eyelashes, hats, diapers and other sanitary articles, sleeping bags, shoes, gloves, watch bands, handbags, wallets / wallets, briefcases and chair covering materials; Textile or leather toys and toys containing textile or leather clothing; Directly used yarns and fabrics; Various cosmetics and tobacco products.
Relevant standards for food contact materials
1. EU EC 1935 / 2004
2. Germany lfgb / LMBG
3. France DGCCRF
4. FDA
5. Italy d.m.21/03/73
6. UK Si 898
Items to be tested
Sensory evaluation of odor and taste transfer
Transferable component test
Testing of precipitable heavy metals
Test of heavy metal content
Testing of transferable or volatile organic compounds
Inspection of chemical hazards in accordance with the chemicals act
