Intertek packaging laboratories test a wide range of packaging materials for potential toxic components, including heavy metal content, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), phthalates, and many other chemical compounds.
Heavy metals testing for packaging materials includes detection and measurement of:
- Cadmium
- Hexavalent Chromium
- Lead
- Mercury
- Other metals as required
Intertek labs are capable of testing for toxins in all package components used in packaging, including inks, dyes, pigments, paper, foams, films, polymers of all kinds, adhesives and glues, stabilizers, paints, coatings, metals and more. Intertek laboratory techniques and expertise includes packages and package materials with ICP, AA, GC/MS, XRF and other techniques. Package toxics analytical testing is available through Intertek laboratories on a global basis. Contact Intertek for more information.
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