SGS intellectual hall | new gb Q&A China food contact materials
The 2017-03-16 original SGS restricted substance testing services
Recent national health development planning commission issued a "national food safety standards of food contact materials and products of general safety requirements" (GB 4806.1 2016) and so on more than 50 national food safety standards.
In order to let everyone to the new national standard of China food contact material has a better understanding, small make up special to sort out the common problems in the following Q&A, come quickly to read ~
Q1: could you tell me the metal surface completely coated with teflon, metal base material is not direct contact with food, if you don't need to do the metal test?
SGS answer: organic coating is not a valid function barrier layer, can not completely prevent substrate material migration into food, still need to consider the risk of the base metal migration, due to the uncertain after coated with organic coating of metal will not be migrated to food, so the metal base material still need to be related to testing.
Q2: mentioned the tableware metal material need to identify new gb base material composition, with the actual material type, composition, or grades, could you tell me now if there is a similar experience, in the sampling inspection or test is to validate the actual source of the material, to ensure the identity of ingredients is no problem?
SGS answer: the new national standard of all metal materials should comply with the regulations of GB4806.9 identification information, such as base material, coating, law enforcement agencies, according to the corresponding standards to check the conformity of material composition and identify and determine whether the compliance. Due to the new national standard of time is short, there is no relevant law enforcement information, but has to be informed of the latest regulations related enterprise requirements.
Q3:8.4 requirements in GB4806.1 conformance statement, statement or content whether there can be recommended?
SGS answer: the current standard does not specify the statement formats to, can be decided by production enterprises themselves, but must include the content of the standard requirements, such as compliance with standards, regulations, restricted substances and compliance. The logo content priority should be marked on the product or product labels, tags should be located at the minimum product sales packaging eye-catching place. When due to technical reasons cannot display all the information in the product or product labels, can be displayed in the product specification or the attached file.
Q4: small home appliance product has multiple components in use will be in contact with food, how to ensure that the products conform to the overall food contact material standard requirements?
SGS answer: for a machine with multiple parts contact with food products, need to contact with the food of every part according to the material and use condition assessment, respectively, to ensure that every parts conform to the requirements of the relevant codes and standards. SGS can provide electrical appliances product evaluation and testing machine and service, help enterprises to ensure product compliance.
Q5: according to the standard of national food contact materials to migrate the test, regardless of the food product actual contact, often a variety of food simulation should be used. In the new national standard, whether do migration test according to the actual contact food types to choose corresponding simulation? What are the simulation? Selection principle is what?
SGS answer: according to GB31604.1-2015 "national food safety standards of food contact materials and products general principles for the migration test, included in the standard food in appendix A, the choice of food can simulate shall comply with the terms of this appendix; Has not been listed in appendix A of food, food analog choice should comply with the regulations of table 1 of this standard, including selection of food simulation with 10% ethanol, 4% acetate, 20% ethanol, 50% ethanol, vegetable oil. But, in view of the specific materials product standards (such as, GB4806.11 GB4806.9-2016-2016), if there are special provisions in priority according to the product standard should select simulate.
Q6: can you tell me the paper printing ink after direct contact with food, what requirements need to meet?
SGS a. has issued a series of new gb not specifically for printing ink product standards, but as the material of the contact with the food, still need to conform to the GB4806.1-2016 (general safety requirements), (additive), GB31603 GB9685-2016-2016 (such as production specification) standards. Subsequent if there is more to ink product standards, involving more physical and chemical indicators.
Q7: to apply to China new products within the national food safety standards, meet the requirements of the new law is subject to a product production date or time to market shall prevail?
SGS answer: for the applicable range of products, meet the new requirements in product production date. Date of production refers to the products on the production line to complete all process, inspection and packaging to become available in the date when the finished product that sells on the market.
Q8: if a product has meet the requirements of the eu food contact materials, also accord with the requirement of new gb?
SGS answer: although new gb borrowed from the European Union management ideas and methods of food contact materials, but for the control project of concrete materials, meet the requirements of the test conditions, the maximum allowable limit is not consistent. As for plastic molding products, new gb have potassium permanganate consumption demand, but the eu does not control the project. So have not meet the requirements of the eu product must fully meet the requirements of the new national standard. SGS can provide multinational food grade material compliance evaluation and testing services, help enterprise fully meet the regulations and requirements of different buyers.
Q9: please use the same materials of different specifications and usages of products, if one of the products conform to the requirements of the food-grade contact materials new gb products, whether that all other specifications of the products are all conform to the requirements?
SGS answer: can't. The material of food contact product compliance with material, shape, conditions of use. Such as stainless steel, respectively, with the same material made from Turner and electric kettle, due to its food food volume ratio and the area of contact type is different, the corresponding physical and chemical indexes of different test conditions, there may be a product meets the requirements, another product does not conform to the requirements of the situation.
Q10: does the enterprise need to control not to add material in the product?
SGS a. GB4806.1-2016 "general safety requirements" clearly pointed out that manufacturers should control product china-africa intends to add material, make its migration quantity meets the requirements.
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