Food contact materials” Food Contact Materials (FCM) are materials that come into contact with food during normal use. In daily life, food contact materials involve a wide range of products, which are closely related to our lives. Materials in some products that come into contact with food or drinking water, such as plastics, rubber and colorants, may release a certain amount of toxic chemical components such as heavy metals and toxic additives during the use of the products. These chemicals can migrate into food and be ingested by the human body, endangering human health.

Therefore, countries have introduced a series of regulations for the materials of these products produced in their own countries, in order to ensure that the various substances contained in the materials will not endanger the health of the users.

At present, China has also built a complete regulatory and standard framework for food contact materials and products, including general standards, product standards, testing standards and production standards. In particular, the Declaration of Conformity (DOC) and labeling requirements for product information are also proposed, and a complete legal and regulatory system is established as follows:

1, general standards: GB 4806.1 "Food Safety National Standard Food contact materials and products General safety requirements", GB 9685 "Food Safety National Standard Food contact materials and products additives use standard"

2, Product standards: has been released with GB 4806.2~11 corresponding to the pacifier, enamel products, ceramic products, glass products, plastic resin, plastic materials and products, paper and cardboard materials and products, metal materials and products, coatings and coatings, rubber materials and products and other materials of food contact materials and products standards. In the future, standards for bamboo and wood products, adhesives, composite materials, inks, lubricants, textile fibers and other products will be developed.

3. Test standards: GB 31604.1 "General Rules for Migration Test of Food Contact Materials and Products", GB 5009.156 "General Rules for pretreatment Methods of migration Test of Food Contact Materials and Products according to National Standards for Food Safety", GB 31604.2~49 Standard for Testing Methods of Food Contact Materials and Products …

4, production specifications: GB 31603 "Food Safety National Standard Food Contact Materials and products production General hygiene Code"

Under normal conditions of use, materials and products that have or are expected to come into contact with food or food additives, or whose components may be transferred to food. Include:

Packaging materials, containers, tools and equipment used for food in the process of food production, processing, packaging, transportation, storage, sale and use;

Possible direct or indirect contact with food inks, adhesives, lubricants, etc.

Not included: detergent; Disinfectant; Public water transfer facilities.

Substances permitted in national standards

Substances approved for use in the announcement of the Health Commission

1, production subject compliance

In accordance with Article 41 of the Food Safety Law, for food-related products with higher risks such as packaging materials that come into direct contact with food, production licenses shall be implemented in accordance with the provisions of the national production license administration for relevant industrial products.

2, production process compliance

Production is carried out in accordance with GB 31603-2015 National Standard for Food Safety, General Hygiene Standards for the Production of Food Contact Materials and Products.

3, product compliance

According to Article 52 of the Food Safety Law, producers of food-related products shall inspect the food-related products they produce in accordance with food safety standards, and they may leave the factory or be sold only after passing the inspection.

4. Sales compliance

Label according to the requirements, and pass the declaration of conformity according to the requirements.