Food packaging paper US FDA food contact material testing guide
Date：2025-06-13 09:52:18 Classification
：【question】 Visits：281
When food wrapping paper undergoes FDA food contact material testing in the United States, it needs to follow a series of strict test items and standards to ensure that it meets the safety requirements for direct contact with food. The following is the FDA testing guide for food wrapping paper:
1. Ingredient testing
- Purpose: To ensure that the material composition of food wrapping paper does not contain toxic and harmful substances, such as heavy metals, harmful chemicals, etc.
- Standards: Follow the relevant regulations and standards established by the FDA, such as the relevant provisions in U.S. FDA CFR 21.
2. Migration test
- Purpose: To detect toxic and harmful substances that may be released into food during the use of food wrapping paper.
- Evaluation: To evaluate whether these released substances will have adverse effects on food, such as changing the taste, color or nutritional content of food.
3. Physical property testing
- Purpose: To test the physical properties of food wrapping paper, including heat resistance, cold resistance, impact resistance, etc.
- Requirements: To ensure that food wrapping paper will not deform or break during use to maintain food safety and hygiene.
4. Microbiological testing
- Purpose: To conduct microbiological testing on food packaging paper to ensure that it does not contain pathogenic bacteria, E. coli and other microorganisms.
- Significance: Helps prevent microbial contamination of food and protect the health of consumers.
5. Toxicological evaluation
- Purpose: To conduct toxicological evaluation on food packaging paper to evaluate its possible impact on the human body during use.
- Evaluation content: Including evaluating whether the chemical substances in the food packaging paper materials will have harmful effects on the human body, such as carcinogenicity, mutagenicity, etc.
6. Label review
- Purpose: To review the labels of food packaging paper to ensure that the information marked is true, accurate and complete.
- Content: Including checking whether the production date, shelf life, instructions for use and other information on the food packaging paper meet the requirements of the FDA.
7. Prepare materials
- Product information: Provide detailed product information, including product name, model, specification, quantity and purpose, etc.
- List of ingredients: List all ingredients contained in the product, including main ingredients, auxiliary ingredients, additives, etc., as well as the percentage content of each ingredient.
- Material certification: Provide certification materials for the materials used in the parts that come into direct contact with food.
- Description of the production process: Describe the production process of the product, including production technology, processing parameters, disinfection and sterilization methods, etc.
- Labels and instructions: Provide product labels and instructions to ensure that they meet the FDA's label and instruction specifications.
- Samples: Provide a sufficient number of test samples in accordance with FDA requirements.
8. Testing process
1. Consultation and product description: Contact the testing agency, provide product pictures and necessary information for consultation and product description.
2. Preliminary definition: Roughly determine the cost, send samples, and engineers will make a preliminary definition of product materials and test plans for the product.
3. Formulate a test plan: Formulate a test plan and try to meet customer requirements as much as possible.
4. Fill out the FDA test commission form: Fill out the FDA test commission form.
5. Sign a quotation contract: Sign a quotation contract.
6. Arrange payment: Arrange payment.
7. Arrange test: Arrange test.
8. Test cycle: The test cycle is generally 5-7 working days.
Through these rigorous tests and evaluations, it can be ensured that food packaging paper will not have adverse effects on food when in contact with food, while protecting the health and safety of consumers. Companies need to ensure that these materials do not release harmful substances when in contact with food, thereby protecting the health of consumers. When applying for FDA certification, companies need to prepare sufficient application materials, including product instructions, ingredient lists, production process flow, etc., so that the testing agency can conduct comprehensive evaluation and testing.
Shen Gongwang Security: 44030602006947