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When choosing foods, many consumers know to look at QS, but the paper packaging, containers have to go through QS certification but are not aware. From September 1,2009, the State Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine to begin across the country investigated and dealt with without access to food paper packaging, food containers and other products production license the production, sale and use of such acts; same time, “food containers, packaging materials with the additive use of health standards “and” food containers, packaging materials used melamine – formaldehyde moldings and health standards, “” plastic disposable tableware General technical requirements “and a series of food packaging, containers have to implement the standard, these are for food safety plus of a lock.

Paper packaging, the container will be standardized

Teabag filter paper, loaded bread paper bags, fast-food restaurants food boxes in full bloom, the family used to entertain guests disposable cups … … can be seen everywhere in life food packaging paper products presence. According to AQSIQ announced in May this year, “About carrying out food paper packaging, containers and other products production license investigative work without a license notice” be provided from September 1 onwards, paper cups, paper tableware and other food paper packaging, the container must have a QS logo can be in the market.

It is understood that from the beginning in June 2007, AQSIQ has cups, paper tableware, food wrapping paper, etc. there are 21 kinds of national standards and industry standards in food production licensing system for the implementation of paper products. Included in the directory includes not only the consumers commonly used paper bags, paper cans, paper cups, paper tableware, paper boxes, etc., but also paper bowl instant noodles, burgers, sandwiches and other cooked food classes wrapping paper, candy, preserved fruits, medicine balls, of wrapping paper, tea cake, wrapping paper, tea bag of wrapping paper, apples, bananas and other fruit, food packaging paper wrapping paper, etc., are all in the management of the scope of QS.

Dong Lion disclosed that the national standard “one-off cups hygiene standards” have been developed and are currently being National Standardization Management Committee for review.

A number of standard plastic tableware gatekeeper

Light, beautiful, strong and durable plastic tableware, once in winning consumers, especially parents of all ages, however, caused uproar this year, melamine tableware, people generally feel worried about the safety of plastic tableware. “Children are used in small plastic bottles, plastic bowls, and even the spoons are plastic, and now I threw them all.” Consumers Ms Lau told reporters, for fear of glass, ceramic tableware, after breaking injury to the children, she gave the child the use of plastic products, can be seen after the relevant reports have been regretted.
This reporter learned that, since September 1, the “food containers, packaging materials used melamine – formaldehyde moldings and health standards” into effect. The new standard not only provides raw melamine – formaldehyde resin in the recommended conditions, should be the release of substances harmful to health, and any other additives should be added to meet the requirements. Detection of physical and chemical indicators of health, but also increased the amount of melamine monomer migration determination of carcinogens formaldehyde limit value of an older standard for doubled. In addition, the new identification requirements, the more explicit requirements for labeling products materials, and to inform the “food with” and “non-heating in a microwave oven use” packaging requirements should be clearly marked “food with” and indicate the manufacturer , product names, conditions of use, material type and so on.

“Plastic disposable tableware General technical requirements” will also come into effect on December 1,2009, the standard disposable tableware on the scope of a clear definition of: disposable tableware is expected to dining or similar purposes, including a one-time use The lunch boxes, plates, dishes, knives, forks, spoons, chopsticks, bowls, cups, cans, pots, straw, etc., but also includes a one-time child care outside the lining tableware, but does not include meals without the expected purpose or similar purposes food packaging materials, such as fresh food trays, yogurt cups, jelly cups and so on. Meanwhile, the technical requirements for such products, testing methods, inspection rules and product identification, packaging, transportation, storage requirements are carried out detailed provisions.

Ink used will also be restricted

Can the fries fell on the food tray pad of paper, which has aroused people’s concern, but to do so, what specific hazards, people do not fully understand. August 1, 2009 come into operation on the “composite packaging with plastic film, bags of dry compound, extrusion compound” will replace “boiling-resistant composite films, bags” and “bi-oriented polypropylene film / low-density polyethylene composite film , bags. ” The new standard will be solvent residue from the original target ≤ 10 mg per square meter was revised to ≤ 5 mg
per square meter, of which benzene solvent residue from the original ≤ 3 mg per square meter per square meter was revised to “0.01 mg ( that is, not detected). This food packaging printing ink standards put forward higher requirements for basic and related standards in developed countries converge on the health of consumers will be more secure.