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Bioplastics And Traditional Plastics

21-06-2021

Bioplastics And Traditional Plastics

In the EU, plastic products in contact with food must comply with strict regulations. Both bio-based plastics and traditional plastics must comply with these regulations. The relevant European Commission Regulation No. 10/2011 contains requirements for migration testing. The migration limit indicates the maximum allowable amount of an ingredient into the food. This limit ensures that food contact materials do not pose a health risk to consumers.

In addition to the migration test, the composition of the multi-component material was also checked. Only substances and materials that have been evaluated and listed as safe in the EU overview can be used in production.

According to the European standard EN13432, biodegradable plastics certified for industrial composting must meet fixed limits for heavy metals and other toxic and hazardous substances. In addition, according to Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development regulations, eco-toxicity tests are also required. This test examines the possible effects of industrial compost on plant growth and its non-toxicity to microorganisms.

Agricultural mulch films that are certified as biodegradable in soil according to EU standard EN 17033 must comply with strict SVHC guidelines. This ensures that the film does not contain substances of high concern.

In addition to further nitrification inhibition tests, EN 17033 certification also includes a procedure to exclude negative effects on soil organisms.

The European Committee for Standardization (CEN) will soon publish a household waste bag composting standard, which will once again summarize all testing procedures.

The general manager of EUBP mentioned a study recently published by a research team at the University of Frankfurt. The method of this research is to carry out migration test on bioplastic products. Because this method is very different from the method of EU test procedure, it is very doubtful.

Posted By Leila.