Food contact materials services
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FCM 检测对零售商、自有品牌和制造商的重要性
全球各地的消费者始终将获得安全的食品视作一件至关重要的事情。
食品接触材料 (FCM) 包括厨房用具、咖啡机、家庭用品和包装材料。这些产品由于在生产、处理和储存的不同阶段长时间接触食品，因此属于高风险类别。如果材料中的化学物质渗透到食品中，这些产品可能成为潜在的污染源，对健康构成威胁。
零售商、自有品牌和制造商必须确保他们的 FCM 不含有害的化学物质、符合具体目标市场的全球性法规，并在极端条件（如微波辐射、洗涤和高温等）下，在其整个生命周期中维持高品质。这个过程可能充满挑战，但 UL Solutions 的专家团队将为您提供支持。
此外，随着作为塑料替代品的新材料不断出现，这些材料可能需要接受特定的风险评估，因为各地的相关法律具有很大差异性。UL Solutions 的专家可以助力您更好地应对这些评估。
UL Solutions 为您梳理跨区域及国际食品接触材料法规，简化市场准入
UL Solutions simplifies market access across regional and international food contact materials regulations
With extensive experience throughout the food contact materials industry, UL Solutions offers a comprehensive portfolio of offerings to retailers, private labels and manufacturers who need to demonstrate compliance with safety, quality and compliance requirements. UL Solutions can also support you as you launch of innovative and quality articles that comply with your target markets’ requirements established to help protect end consumers.
Different countries have adopted compliance requirements and specific regulations for the safe use of FCMs, such as:
- European Regulation 1935/2004/EC – We can help you demonstrate compliance through appropriate testing to prove your product does not affect the organoleptic qualities of food and does not transfer its constituents to foods in quantities that could endanger human health. We also support companies in evaluating the labeling required for FCMs and checking the Declaration of Compliance (DoC) required by the law.
- Commission Regulation (EU) No. 10/2011 as amended – We offer can help you demonstrate food contact suitability for plastic materials and articles through appropriate testing (global and specific migration testing, assessment of food grade declarations for raw materials and risk analysis) and provide expert guidance on documentation to request from your raw material suppliers.
- European National Member States legislations – For FCMs regulations not legally harmonized in Europe, each individual Member State is free to apply national legislation. UL Solutions can provide technical support regarding the food suitability requirements in force in the various Member States and perform appropriate analyses to evaluate your products.
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) – UL Solutions can help determine the overall regulatory status of FCMs in the U.S. by performing a formulation review to evaluate whether each individual substance has clearance for the intended use under a regulation listed in Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), generally recognized as safe (GRAS) status, prior sanction or an effective Food Contact Substance Notification. In addition, UL Solutions offers testing to specific requirements found in U.S. FDA Title 21 CFR.
- Chinese Product Standards GB4806 for different materials and GB 9685-2016 National Food Safety Standard: Standard for the Use of Additives in Food Contact Materials and Articles
- Japanese Food Sanitation Act
- Japan's FCM positive list system
Why UL Solutions for food contact materials testing and services?
Global regulatory research team for real-time compliance updates
UL Solutions has a global regulatory research team to provide real-time updates on international, national and regional legislations and to offer support for protocol and test plan programs, as well as labeling assessments for global markets. Staying on top of the latest global regulatory updates can help you increase your speed to market while you work to demonstrate the safety and quality of your FCM products.
Training and documentation support for manufacturers and suppliers
UL Solutions can help you obtain, check and draft all the necessary documentation to obtain your Food Grade Declaration for raw materials or finished products, which you need to demonstrate that the article is suitable for contact with food. UL Solutions experts offer training and education for retailers, private labels, manufacturers and their global supply chains in different languages.
FAQs for food contact materials
- What are food contact materials (FCMs)?
Food contact materials (FCMs) include materials and articles intended to be in contact with food and/or drinks such as packaging, containers for foodstuffs transportation, cutlery, dishes and kitchen utensils.
They can also include materials used in food processing equipment, such as coffee machines and food production machinery.
- What regulations govern food contact materials?
Food contact materials are regulated by a variety of country-specific standards and regulations. A few key regulations include EU 1935/2004, 10/2011, U.S. FDA Title 21 CFR 177, and China’s GB standards.
- How does UL Solutions help with FCM compliance?
UL Solutions provides testing, advisory services, education, and documentation support to help manufacturers demonstrate compliance with global food safety standards.
- How long does food contact testing take?
Testing times vary based on the exposure time, but typically range from two to six weeks, depending on the product and regulatory requirements.
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