The safety of packing materials used in direct contact with food is of critical importance, with extensive regulations covering chemical migration and food at all levels. Intertek has particular experience in both interpreting the appropriate legislation and providing test data in accordance with national and international standards.

Intertek Food Package Expertise includes:

• Package Permeability
• Packaging Odour Identification
• Packaging Taste Identification
• Heavy Metals in Packaging Materials
• Chemical Migration in Packaging Materials
• Global and Specific Migration Testing
• Development of methods to test specific migration
• Testing under the European and Pharmacopea legislation
• Tracking development by the Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (VWA)
  

European Union (EU) Food Contact Regulations and Intertek Services:

• Overall migration testing according to EN 1186 (in the near future: ISO 17025)
• Specific migration testing according to EN 13130
• Determination of residual content in packaging
• Testing according to European Pharmacopeia & FDA
• Organoleptic testing

Related Packaging Services:

• Polymer and Plastics Testing
• Food Testing Services
• Chemical Analysis
• Toxicology
• Consultancy

Polychemlab Food Contact Migration Services for Packaging Materials:

• Migration Testing of Food Packaging
• Migratietesten aan Verpakkingsmaterialen
• Migrationstests an Verpackungsmaterialien für die Lebensmittelindustrie