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Food-compliant plas�cs
Food Grade Products from Centroplast
Plas�cs in Contact with Food
There is a wide variety of reasons, why food comes into
contact with certain materials. These reasons are
generally of the func�onal kind. Many foodstuffs already
come into contact with special machines or cookware
during the course of their produc�on or prepara�on.
What happens when substances from the plas�c are
passed on to the food?
The cons�tu�on of plas�cs, that are intended to come
into contact with foodstuff, should preferably not
migrate any substances to the food. Should this never-
theless occur, then only very marginal quan��es may
migrate,
♦ that do not endanger human health
♦ that lead to no unwarranted change in the
composi�on of the food
♦ that do not cause any deteriora�on of the
odour and flavour of the food
in accordance with Ar�cle 3 of the EU Regula�on
1935/2004.
There is no special approval procedure for materials that
come into contact with food. However, there are
aforemen�oned requirements of the EU-Regula�on
1935/2004, which all plas�cs and their components
have to fulfill, if they are to be used in contact with food.
The European framework regula�on 1935/2004 on
materials and components intended to come into
contact with food, is effec�ve since 27th October 2006.
Please note: The specific measure Ar�cle 5 Para. 1 of
EU-Regula�on 10/2011 is to be crystallised from the
EU-Regula�on 1935/2004.
On 14th January 2011, the European Commission
adopted this new Regula�on 10/2011 on plas�c
materials and ar�cles intended to come into contact
with food. Rubber, silicones and ion-exchange resins do
not fall under the area of applica�on of this regula�on,
which entered into force on 4th February 2011 and be-
came effec�ve from 1st May 2011. The Commission
Regula�on (EU) No. 10/2011 repeals the Commission
Direc�ve 2002/72/EC.
This new regula�on will result in some changes rela�ng
to legal requirements for materials and ar�cles made of
plas�c that come into contact with food. The European
Commission established transi�onal provisions for the
period of �me from 1st May 2011 un�l 31st December
2015, so that the manufacturers have �me to change
their procedures in order to meet with the requirements
of this new regula�on.
EU-Regula�on 1935/2004
In plain language:
Documenta�on
The EU 1935/2004 can been seen as a standard for
uncoloured as well as for most coloured Centroplast
plas�c materials, based upon available declara�ons of
compliances of the raw material manufacturers.
These declara�ons of compliance state the migra�ons
values in accordance with the specific measure Ar�cle 5
of EU No. 10/2011.
Our semi-finished plas�cs labeled “Food Grade” are now
addi�onally tested for adhering to the raw-material
migra�on values and are documented by the corre-
sponding declara�on of compliance. Content is the assay
of compliance with the requirements of the Consumer
Goods Ordinance and the Regula�on (EU) No. 10/2011.
The declara�on of compliance allows the respec�ve
distributor of the tested semi-finished plas�c to permit
his manufactured plas�c component to come into
contact with food.
Good Manufacturing Prac�ce (GMP)
The manufacturing of materials and ar�cles that are
intended to come into contact with food is defined
Measures undertaken by Centroplast
by the Regula�on (2023/2006) on Good Manufacturing
Prac�ce.
The essen�al requirements of this Regula�on 2023/2006
are:
- Quality assurance system
- Quality control system
- Documenta�on
The produc�on of our products is subject to this
requirements.
Labelling
Owing to compulsory labelling, as
described in Ar�cle 15 of the EU-Regula�on
1935/2004, our products are labelled with
the “glass-and-fork” s�cker.
Traceability
We have integrated the procedures and systems into our
business processes based on DIN EN ISO 9001:2008, in
order to ensure the traceability of the “Food Grade
Material” in accordance with Ar�cle 17.
Designa�on
Colour
POM C FG
CENTRODAL C FG natural
CENTRODAL C FG blue RAL 5002
CENTRODAL C FG blue RAL 5017
PET FG
CENTROLYTE FG natural
PA 6 E FG
CENTROMID 6 FG natural
PA 6.6 FG
CENTROMID 6.6 FG natural
Dimension
Delivery program of food-compliant plas�cs
Centroplast
Engineering Plas�cs GmbH
Unterm Ohmberg 1
D-34431 Marsberg
Tel. +49 (0) 2992 9704-700
Fax +49 (0) 2992 9704-30
applica�[email protected]
www.centroplast.com