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Soliciting opinions on the release of two new national standards for food contact (FCM) general safety requirements and silicone rubber
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2023-10-25
Two national food safety standards, "General Safety Requirements for Food Contact Materials and Products" and "National Food Safety Standards for Silicone Rubber Materials and Products for Food Contact", were publicly solicited for opinions.
On October 18, 2023, the Secretariat of the National Food Safety Standards Review Committee issued a letter soliciting opinions on 11 national food safety standards (draft for soliciting opinions), including the "National Food Safety Standard for Tumor Total Nutritional Formula Food", targeting food related products, There are two national food safety standards for public consultation, namely "General Safety Requirements for Food Contact Materials and Products" and "National Food Safety Standards for Silicone Rubber Materials and Products for Food Contact". The details are as follows.
1、 General safety requirements for food contact materials and products
1. Applicable scope:
Various food contact materials and products.
2. Revision points:
Term definition: Revised the definition of "effective barrier layer" and added the definition of "complete barrier layer"
Basic requirement: Revise relevant requirements for unintentional additions and barrier layers
Compliance principle: Integrate the "limit requirement" and "compliance principle" of the original standard, and divide them into two parts: raw material requirements and limit requirements
Product information: Refine product information into general requirements, label identification, and declaration of conformity
2、 Silicone rubber materials and products for food contact
1. Definition/Scope of Application:
Materials and products that have been or are expected to come into contact with food or food additives under normal conditions of use, or whose components may be transferred to food, are formed by cross-linking and curing of polysiloxane polymers with hydrophobic silica and other substances, and are mainly made of silicone elastomers.
2. Revision points:
Scope of application: Only for silicone rubber materials and products in contact with food
Physical and chemical indicators: Revise the test conditions for potassium permanganate consumption and heavy metals (calculated in Pb); Newly added volatile substances
Migration test: The selection of food simulants shall be uniformly carried out in accordance with GB 31604.1
Appendix: Revised Appendix A list and added Appendix B "Determination of Volatile Substances"
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