The safe use of plastic food packaging

In the “Food Safety Law”, “used in food packaging materials and containers that package food or food additives used in full bloom of paper, bamboo, wood, metal, enamel, ceramic, plastic, rubber, natural fiber, chemical fiber and glass products, and direct contact with food or food additive paint. ”

As food of the “personal clothing”, the safety of food packaging materials will directly affect food quality, substandard food packaging in the course of adverse effects to human health, particularly the health of children and young people will have a significant safety development hidden.

Understand consumer

Plastic preferred “PE” logo

1, to the regular supermarkets to buy the regular product, obtain a copy of notes of evidence in future when the only evidence of complaints or reports.

2, carefully read the product packaging information, including name of manufacturer, production license (QS), production numbers, corporate logos and trademarks.

3, buy fresh film and plastic products, look for product packaging are not specified by the polyethylene (PE) is made of plastic wrap or plastic products, packaging is marked with “PE”, “do not contain PVC” or “can be used for microwave heating,” such a symbol, written material of PVC or do not do not buy as much as possible.

4, pay attention to product use and application and, if inappropriate equipment plastic oil, acidic food.

5, when the food is any plastic film packaging, must not use the microwave cooking or in the steamer, rice cooker heating.

Plugging the new law

Article 27: Food production and operation shall comply with food safety standards and meet the following requirements:

(E) tableware, drinking, and in full bloom with the direct import of food containers should be washed before use, disinfection, cooking utensils, appliances should be cleaned after use to keep clean;

(F) the storage, transport and handling of food containers, tools and equipment should be safe, sound, clean to prevent food contamination and meet the required temperature to ensure food safety and other special requirements, may not be food and toxic, hazardous materials with transport;

(G) directly imported food should be small packets or in nontoxic, clean packaging materials, utensils.

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