Food Packaging Testing

Food Packaging Testing

Food-contact packaging materials must be tested so that any physical or chemical effects on the food do not pose a hazard or risk to consumers. Unsuitable food packaging can harm consumer health, so food packaging needs to be tested and any unsuitable packaging kept out of use.

• Packaging and packaging materials that come into contact with food products are subject to legal rules. Manufacturers are required to meet these rules and conditions.
• Packaging products covered by our testing service include glass, plastic, cardboard, porcelain, ceramic, metal, and similar. Testing is carried out on every type of food-contact packaging.
• Non-permeable packaging materials: metal, glass, ceramic, alloys
• Permeable packaging materials: plastics, rubber
• Porous packaging materials: paper, cardboard

Food packaging manufacturers should run testing to demonstrate the safety of their packaging products, earn customer trust, and prevent the production of unsuitable food packaging.

Food packaging is part of the food production process and helps deliver food to consumers reliably. Through food packaging practices, the right packaging material and technology can be selected for each food product, the shelf life of the food can be extended, and quality and freshness can be preserved during that time. Food packaging is therefore a key concept in safe delivery of food to consumers.

For information on food packaging testing, contact us.