Before your food products are launched onto the market, the safety of the packaging materials is a matter that deserves attention. Aprofood is an expert in the field of testing, and helps you test the food contact packaging and related materials to ensure that the products fully comply with all necessary regulations.
Why Test Food Packaging?
Food packaging refers to the materials and products that come into contact with food or food additives. Modern food packaging needs to address many complex challenges, including risks of chemical migration and microbial contamination. In reality, heavy metals, harmful additives, etc. may all migrate from food packaging and other contact materials into the food, endangering food safety. Regulatory agencies such as the US Food and Drug Administration and the European Commission (Regulation 10/2011/EC) have set specific limits for allowable migration amounts and material safety. This requires the adoption of a comprehensive testing plan that can simulate actual usage scenarios.
Our Service
Aprofood integrates biological science, materials engineering and data analysis technologies to provide comprehensive solutions for food packaging. We focus on identifying potential risks of food packaging materials in key aspects such as physical stability, chemical safety and compliance with regulations, and assist in choosing safer alternatives.
Object We Test
We provide testing services for a wide range of materials, including plastics, metals, rubber, silicone, ceramics, composite materials, and new environmentally friendly packaging materials. Our testing scope covers consumer product packaging, cookware, and children's items such as baby pacifiers, bottles, cutlery, and drinking cups.
Test Items
Color Migration
Quantifies the amount of dyes or pigments leaching from packaging materials after contact with food simulants, preventing unintended color changes in food due to contact with colored substances.
Overall Migration
Measures the total non-volatile substance content that can migrate from packaging materials into food using food simulants such as acetic acid, ethanol, isooctane, n-hexane, and vegetable oil.
Specific Migration
Evaluates the targeted migration of substances of very high concern (SVHC) substances (e.g., bisphenol A (BPA), phthalates, perfluorinated compounds) from packaging materials into food using simulants, tailored to specific food types.
Potassium Permanganate Consumption
Determines the total amount of organic pollutants in packaging materials that can be oxidized by potassium permanganate, reflecting the potential level of harmful residues introduced during processing or storage.
Evaporation Residue
Measures the total non-volatile residue content in packaging materials, assessing the contamination risk posed by inorganic salts, polymer decomposition products, and other substances to food.
Heavy Metals
Tests for the content of heavy metals such as lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), and mercury (Hg) to ensure compliance with 21 CFR limits for food contact materials.
Residue on Ignition
Determines the proportion of inorganic residues remaining after the combustion of packaging materials, evaluating the compliance of non-combustible additives (e.g., calcium carbonate, talc) in the material.
Volatile Substances
Analyzes the release of low-boiling volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in packaging materials, such as benzene series and aldehyde/ketone compounds.
Formaldehyde
Detects the content of free formaldehyde in materials to ensure compliance with regulatory limits for food packaging.
Density
Measures the material density to assist in assessing the uniformity of material composition and the distribution of potential additives.
Microbiological Indicators
Validates the microbial control level of packaging materials after sterilization processes through microbiological culture methods for total plate count, E. coli, mold, and yeast.
Resistance to Saliva and Sweat
Assesses the sustained-release effect of antimicrobial agents and changes in surface wettability of packaging materials through immersion tests, ensuring long-term contact safety.
Aprofood has mastered advanced instrumental analysis techniques and rapid detection technologies, ensuring the provision of personalized services, so that each customer can eventually receive a comprehensive and tailor-made food inspection report. For detailed information on food packaging inspections and other inspection services, please contact us to obtain customized solutions and quotations.
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