Germany’s BfR has updated several food contact material recommendations
1 XV. Silicone
The main updates are as follows:
a) Deleted the extractable requirements;
b) Modified the test conditions for VOM: The test conditions for silicone materials remain the same as the old version; while heat-resistant silicone composite materials can use the test conditions in Table 3 of Appendix V of (EU) No 10/2011, and the sample processing method adopts the 61st Communication of Bundesgesundheitsblatt 46 (2003) 362.
2 XXXVI, XXXVI/1, XXXVI/2 Paper Products
The update of paper products this time includes XXXVI (food contact paper and paperboard), XXXVI/1 (cooking paper, thermal filter paper and filter layer), XXXVI/2 (paper and paperboard for baking), involving adhesives, retaining agents, preservatives, etc. Among them, the revision of phthalates in Appendix XXXVI is as follows:
a) The limit of DEHP is reduced from 1.5 mg/kg to 0.6 mg/kg;
b) The limit of DBP is reduced from 0.3 mg/kg to 0.12 mg/kg;
c) The limit of DIBP is reduced from 0.3 mg/kg to 0.15 mg/kg;
d) The total amount requirement of the above three phthalates is increased, not exceeding 0.6 mg/kg (in terms of DEHP, Ʃ = DBPx5 + DIBPx4 + DEHPx1).
3 LI High temperature resistant polymer coatings for cooking, frying and baking utensils
The main updates are as follows:
a) Added total migration limit requirements;
b)Updated the test conditions and simulation liquid selection and judgment requirements for special migration;
c) Metal substrates must be tested in accordance with the latest version of EDQM requirements.
EU EDQM releases
The second edition of the Technical Guidelines for Metals and Alloys for Food Contact
On August 1, 2024, the European Committee on Food Contact Materials and Articles released the second edition of the Technical Guidelines for Metals and Alloys, which supplemented the European Commission’s Resolution CM/Res(2020)9 on the safety and quality of materials and articles in contact with food. The main updates are as follows:
a) The SRL of Cr was revised from 0.250 mg/kg to Cr(III), 1 mg/kg;
b) The SRL of Mn was tightened from 1.8 mg/kg to 0.55 mg/kg;
c) The SRL of TI was adjusted from 0.0001 mg/kg to 0.001 mg/kg;
d) The requirements for the Zr element were added, and the SRL was 2 mg/kg;
e) The selection of the test condition guidance document was updated.
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