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• 1.Cosmetics 
  • Tests of cosmetics products 
  • Solar products tests 
• 2.Detergent 
  • Performances Test
  • Chemical tests
  •  Microbiological / Rheological tests
• 3. Textile
  • Chemical tests
  • Physical-mechanical tests 
  • Microbiological tests
• 4.Materials in contact with foodstuffs 
  • Technical - scientific assistance
  • Plastic material : normative aspects
  • Plastic material: proposed services
  • Capsules for glasses 
  • Gums
  • Paper and paperboard 
  • Metals and alloys
  • Ceramic
  • Glass
  • Corks
  • Silicones
• 5.Reology
  • Rheological analysis 
• 6.Hygienic products with absorbing properties
  • Analysis on incontinence aids for adults
  • Analysis on  baby  napkins
  • Analysis on  sanitary towels and panty-liners
• 7.Biodegradability

MATERIALS IN CONTACT WITH FOODSTUFFS

Metals and alloys destined to contact with foodstuffs

All the metal objects or products with metal alloys have to meet the general requirements established by the EC regulation 1935/2004 and national regulation D.P.R. 777 of 23.08.1982 and following modifications. Currently in Europe the metallic  materials are not specifically ruled, whereas in Italy only stainless steel, aluminium, tinplate chrome are ruled.

STAINLESS STEEL(regulated by MD 21/03/73 and following modifications)

The objects in stainless steel destined to contact with foodstuffs can be produced only with the category of steel present in the positive list of MD 21/03/73 and following modifications.
Depending on the usage which the handmade article is destined, the regulation provides to execute migration tests with different modalities.

If the material is destined  to a contact with all foodstuffs in a prolonged way at  environmental temperature:

If the material is destined to contact with all foodstuffs in conditions of repeated use, of short duration at hot or at environmental temperature:

 ALUMINIUM (regulated by  DM n°76 of l 18 april 2007)

The regulation establishes :

TIN PLATE(regulated by MD of 18 February 1984 and following modifications)

The containers in tinplate weld with tin-lead alloy and other means (most of all tins for canning industry) can be produced only with basic steel, covered of tin, lubricants and paints following particular conditions and limitations of use mentioned in the above mentioned regulation.
The verification of the suitability of the finished object is affected by the determination of iron, tin, lead on foodstuffs already packaged.
In case of painted tinplate, the verification of the qualification of the layer destined to contact with foodstuffs is realized on samples obtained from sheets before their transformation in boxes or tins, or on the tinplates before their packaging, using conditions of time and temperature based on the ones expected by MD 21/03/73 for plastic matters.
In case of aqueous simulants, on leaching liquid is performed an extraction of the organic part by chloroform, to remove the inorganic part eventually migrated, obtaining the organic overall migration. Furthermore, the regulation establishes methods to control the presence of possible defects, points of rust, scratches and so on. Since the containers in tinplate are usually covered inside by epoxy phenolic resins we suggest a  short view on compounds BADGE, BFDGE and NOGE that will have to meet the requirements established by Regulation EC 1985/2005 that fixes the restrictions of the use of BADGE, BADGE.H2O, BADGE.2H2O, BADGE. HCl, BADGE.2HCl, BADGE.H2O, BFDGE and NOGE.

CHROME PLATE (regulated by MD n° 243 of 1 June 1988)

The containers painted in chrome plate can be produced only with chrome plate strips, lubricants and paints in accordance with conditions and limitations of use mentioned in the regulation.
The verification of the suitability of the finished object is performed by the determination of chromium and iron on the foodstuffs already packaged. The verification of the suitability of the covering layer can be performed by analysing the containers as they are by filling them (in case of aqueous leaching liquid) or analysing the samples obtained by the same containers (in case of simulant liquid oil).

 

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