On 28 December 2016, China published notification on six food related products, namely: food contact plastic, paper, rubber, glass, metal articles and disinfectants. There are 2,919 batches of products randomly inspected from 2,413 enterprises. The failure rate is 2.4%.
The highlight of the inspection lies in physicochemical properties, which can directly reflect the hazard that may present to food.
It is shown that 71 batches do not comply with relevant standards. Details are as below:
Materials | Products | Failure rate | Major Violation |
Plastics | Packaging materials and vessels including non-composite and composite membrane bags, vessels, food tools) that come into contact with diary products | 0.5% | Total solvent residue Evaporities (Hexane) Evaporities (ethanol) Acrylonitryl monomer Decolouring test (soaking liquid) Pollution resistance |
Paper | Food contact packaging materials and vessels including coated cutlery, paper boxes, paper bags, cylindrical composite cans and other products (semi-transparent paper, heated adhesive tea filter paper, glass paper, etc.) | 5.6% | Coli group Fluorescent substances Decolouring test (water) Evaporities (4% ethanol) Items other than migration |
Rubber | Food contact sealants (high-pressure cookers, seal rings, gaskets etc.), delivery hoses | 6.7% | Evaporities (Hexane) |
Glass | Beer cups, white spirit bottles, wine bottles, food cans and tumblers | 3.7% | Allowable soluble limits for lead, cadmium, arsenic and antimony |
Metal | Commercial electric ovens, griddles, fryers and steamers; other electronics | 8.3% | Stainless steel: Lead, cadmium arsenic; Nickel; Aluminum: Zinc, cadmium arsenic |
C&K Testing comments:
Any non-compliance found in random inspection shall be destroyed or technically adjusted as per relevant stipulations. It shall also be noted that new Chinese regulatory requirements food contact plastic articles, glass articles, metal articles, rubber articles, paper and paperboard will come into operation since 19 April 2017, when all such products shall comply with new requirements.
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