Separate Analysis of Food Packaging Regulations

Separate Analysis of Food Packaging Regulations

With the strengthening of trade, the export of food packaging is also increasing. A very practical problem is to meet the requirements and standards of the other party if you want to export. Therefore, in order to improve the quality of food packaging, speed up the construction of China's food packaging standard system, and improve the ability of packaging material detection and analysis has become a top priority, whether from the perspective of integration or from the standpoint of ensuring the consumption of consumers.

The implementation of the new regulations will further improve the quality of food packaging and food hygiene; Filing management enhances the traceability and operability of the source management of food packaging and packaging materials; The implementation of inspection and quarantine in accordance with the requirements of the standards puts forward high requirements for the procurement of raw materials, production process control, product quality inspection, etc. of relevant enterprises, which is also beneficial to the improvement of the overall level of China's import and export food.

The following are the relevant laws and regulations of food packaging in various countries. Under the standard of industry norms, we can get some inspiration and guidance from them, and set up a wind vane for better standardization of packaging.

Chapter 21 (CFR) of the United States Code of Federal Regulations strictly regulates the packaging of food from sections 170 to 186. Generally, the materials in contact with food comply with the regulations of the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and pass the tests of the following two methods. Chemical composition: the materials used for packaging are clearly confirmed in the regulations, and the packaging company also handles these materials according to the methods and conditions required by the regulations. These regulations are mainly for materials. The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) also allows companies to submit a "food exposure certificate", by which a material in contact with food, its use method and relevant data are determined to be reliable. Food packaging or materials used for food packaging in the United States meet the strict test of FDA. It is the responsibility of food packers to ensure that the packaging materials meet the requirements of FDA. www.chinacartonmachine.com

The legislation of the European Union on food contact materials began in the mid-1970s. The current regulation is the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union (EC) 935/2004 on food contact materials issued on November 13, 2004. This regulation not only replaces the previous 80/590/EEC and 89/109/EEC directives, but also inherits and develops the previous regulations in content. The implementation of the Directive will not only affect China's export of food packaging materials to the EU, but also have a wide impact on China's export of food exported to Europe due to the corresponding packaging materials.