Applicable standards for food packaging paper vary from country to country

[China Packaging Network News] With the rapid development of China's packaging industry, packaging production in the promotion of national economic construction, improving the status of the people's material and cultural life role is increasingly apparent, packaging industry as an independent industry system, its development has been Included in the national economic and social development plan. Although packaging has become a part of people's lives, food safety incidents related to packaging have occurred from time to time. For many countries, production standards have been set, and the Chinese packaging net editors have listed some of them.

The current situation regarding the application of food packaging papers is described as follows:

China's Hygiene Standards for Paper Packaging Papers clearly specify the health indicators of lead, arsenic, fluorescent substances, decolorization tests, coliform bacteria, and pathogenic bacteria in raw papers that are in direct contact with food, and have established standards for supporting testing methods. "Methods for Analysis of Hygienic Standards for Raw Paper for Food Packaging". The outer layer of food packaging materials is not applicable to the Hygienic Standards for Raw Paper for Food Packaging.

At present, paper cups and paper bowls for instant noodles, milk tea, and other foods are generally double-layered laminating products. The paper materials that are in direct contact with foods should meet the Hygienic Standards for Raw Paper for Food Packaging, and the laminating materials should conform to the corresponding standards. The outer layer of the food packaging container should avoid direct contact with the food, and take measures to prevent the migration of fluorescent substances into the food, to avoid harm to human health. The US Food and Drug Administration listed the food contact in the 21st chapter of the 21st chapter of the Federal Regulations. Substances that are permitted for use in paper and paperboard have no restrictions on fluorescent whitening agents. The FDA has also approved a batch of substances that can be used for paper and board, including fluorescent brighteners, through the Food Contact Substance Notification Program.

The European Union has no regulations for food packaging papers and generally follows the provisions of the German Federal Institute of Risk Assessment, Part 36 of the Food Contact Materials Regulations for food contact paper. The BfR36/2 baking paper section states that baking paper must not use colorants or optical brighteners, but in cases where the colorants or fluorescent whitening agents do not migrate into food, multilayer paper and paperboard are not directly related to food products. The above materials can be used for the contacted outer paper. The European Council Directive stipulates that fluorescent brighteners can only be added to kitchen towels and napkins, and the maximum amount used should not exceed 0.3%. Other food contact paper products should comply with German BfR regulations for food contact paper.

Japan, Australia, New Zealand and other countries have no specific regulations for food packaging papers, and are managed only by the general regulations for food contact materials.

Although the applicable standards for food packaging paper vary from country to country, as long as relevant food packaging companies strictly comply with the relevant regulations, and do strict self-discipline. China Packaging Network Editor believes that food safety issues will be further improved.