Food packaging ink safety quality control

Food packaging ink quality certification is an internationally accepted method of evaluating products, processes, and services. It is gradually developed as a means of external quality assurance with the development of modern industry, and it has passed on some aspects related to human health, environmental protection, and safety. Products passed legislation or issued a mandatory certification system to protect the legitimate rights and interests of the country and the general public.

The quality and safety of food packaging inks are the common concern of all mankind. They are also the main starting point for governments in various countries to supervise the food packaging industry, although the methods and methods of such supervision may be different. At present, the international practice is to certify the quality and safety management system of ink companies. This certification takes the consumer's health and personal safety as the highest goal, and formulates the standards and implementation standards as the main link, and the food packaging ink. The entire process of production, storage, transportation and sales is standardized and supervised.

Food packaging ink safety quality control

In May 2000, the Global Food Packaging Safety Action Plan (GFSI) was initiated by more than 50 major retailers and associations around the world. Its purpose was to focus on safety issues in the food supply chain and to certify various types of food packaging. GFSI certification is a proof that suppliers in the food supply chain follow the quality and safety standards of food packaging inks. The GFSI guidelines document consists of three parts: the first part is the requirements of the food quality and safety program; the second part is the qualified food quality and safety. Management system, Good Agricultural Practice (GAP), Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), Good Sales Practice (GDP), and Establishing HACCP; the third part is the requirements for certification bodies. In addition, GFSI and ISO are jointly drafting standards related to food quality and safety certification ISO22000; ISO15161:2001; food and beverage industry application ISO9001: 2000 guidelines have long been formally promulgated, and have been equivalently converted to China's national standard GB/T19080:2003, These conditions indicate that the quality and safety certification of food packaging inks will be carried out faster and more extensively, bringing greater market competition to the ink industry.

Food Packaging Ink EU Certification

The EU certification of dry inks for food packaging production uses dry inks that are in line with the ink requirements for food packaging in the EU Health and Safety Act. The certified green, magenta, yellow and black four-color inks, as well as the latest transparent dry inks, are mainly used for protective layer or high-gloss post-processing applications. This product was just an independent German company last month. The testing organization ISEGA issued certification.

ISEGA's certification method is based on the international standard ISO17025 quality management system. Officially certified, the dry ink meets the European requirements for direct contact with paper and paper for dry, oily and powdered foods. The standard.

Experiments have shown that printing with dry ink on digital presses does not have any effect on the taste and odor of food contents, and can be 100% safe according to EU regulations. All paper and cardboard used for food packaging must pass this certification process and be valid for only two years. The presses are said to be capable of printing on a variety of substrates, including paperboard up to 300 grams in weight, making them ideal for packaging applications.

High performance and high quality are fundamental, and diversity and flexibility are very important throughout the value-added services. Passing the EU certification made the goal of the New East a step closer.

Packaging testing promotes compulsory certification of food packaging.

China has a wide variety of food and pharmaceutical flexible packaging. Plastic film, paper, metal and other packaging materials account for a large proportion, accounting for 70% of the total composition, and adhesives account for 10%. At the time of packaging and printing, ink and other substances account for 20%. . In food packaging, food packaging manufactured according to traditional processes is inevitably doped with solvents such as benzene and toluene, and a small amount of solvent remains between the composite membranes and penetrates into the food from the membrane surface over time. Pollution. In addition, stabilizers are added to some plastic products, and these stabilizers are mainly lead stearate, in which the lead salts are easily precipitated and can cause accumulated lead poisoning once inhaled by the body.

Reprinted from: Food Forum