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German BfR updates multiple food contact recommendations: involving silicone, paper, coatings
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2024-08-12
The German BfR has updated its recommendation for food contact materials, including silicone, paper, and high-temperature resistant polymer coatings. The updated content covers requirements for extractables, testing conditions, and migration limits, aiming to ensure material safety and protect consumer health.
Recently, Germany has updated multiple recommendations related to BfR food contact materials, covering materials such as silicone, paper, and coatings.
- XV. Silicones
- XXXVI. Paper and board for food contact
- XXXVI/1. Cooking Papers, Hot Filter Papers and Filter Layers
- XXXVI/2. Paper and Paperboard for Baking Purposes
- LI. Temperature Resistant Polymer Coating Systems for Frying, Cooking and Baking Utensils
XV. Silicone Silicone
Main update content:
1. Delete the requirement for extractable components from the original clause;
Original version 01.02.2023:
New version 01.08.2024:
2. Update the VOM testing conditions for composite silicone materials:
For heat-resistant products, the VOM testing conditions can adopt the full migration testing conditions in Appendix V-Table 3 of (EU) No 10/2011, and the sample debugging method adopts 61st Communication of Bundesgesundheitsblatt 46 (2003) 362.
This condition applies to composite materials and products made of plastic or textiles and silicone, such as conveyor belts, silicone coated textiles, and two-component injection molded parts used for sealing.
XXXVI. XXXVI/1/2. Paper and board
Main update content:
1. Update the production aids, fillers, and other related substances and requirements for paper;
2. Update the limit values and calculation methods for ortho benzene migration in Appendix XXXVI.
LI. Temperature ResistPolymer Coating for Frying, Cooking, and Baking Utensils
Main update content:
1. Update the special migration determination rules, testing conditions, and selection of simulation fluids
Special migration needs to be done three times in a row, and the result of the third time will be used as the final judgment result; For special migration limits with "not detectable", the first test result shall be used as the judgment result.
The food simulants used should be selected based on current scientific knowledge and reflect the worst-case scenario of actual use, while also considering the physical and chemical properties of the analyte.
The test conditions are selected based on the guidance document Technical Report of the Joint Research Center of the EU Commission on test conditions for kitchen articles.
Element migration testing should be conducted in accordance with the EDQM Technical Guidelines for Metals and Alloys
2. Add content related to full migration
The full migration will be judged based on the results of the third round, and will be carried out according to the following simulated solution and testing conditions:
95% ethanol at 60 ℃ for 6 hours
Isooctane 60 ℃ for 4 hours
The results of the full migration test shall not exceed 10mg/dm2.
BfR (German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment) has released a series of recommendations for various types of food contact polymer materials, aimed at ensuring that the materials do not release substances into food, thereby posing health risks to consumers. Although the BfR Recommendation is not a mandatory legal regulation, it is based on the EU EC 1935/2004 and the German LFGB, reflecting the current level of scientific technology and awareness of the requirements for human health and safety of materials and items in contact with food, and has a high degree of recognition in the industry.
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