Food-Contact Safety & Migration
Food-Contact Material Compliance: FDA 21 CFR, EU 10/2011 & Migration Testing Guide
Last Updated: 31 May 2026Overview When a brand partner asks us to produce packaging that will directly contact food — whether that’s a folding carton inner liner, a flexible...
Genotoxicity of Food-Contact Plastics: PET Migration Risk, Ames Testing, and Material Selection for Regulated Packaging Applications
Last Updated: 26 July 2026TL;DR Under the most aggressive migration conditions tested (4% acetic acid, 100°C, 2 hours), PET packaging extracts triggered a positive Ames result in the TA1535...
Compostable Food Packaging Compliance: Migration Testing, Material Selection, and GB 4806.7-2016 Requirements
Last Updated: 26 July 2026TL;DR Compostable food packaging based on starch, PLA, and plant fiber must meet a total migration limit of ≤10 mg/dm² and heavy metal content (as...
Food Packaging Material Safety: Chemical Migration, Detection Methods, and Supplier Qualification
Last Updated: 26 July 2026TL;DR Migration of chemical additives — plasticizers, fluorescent whitening agents, heavy metals, and residual solvents — from packaging into food content represents the highest-risk failure...
Food Packaging Material Safety: Mechanical, Barrier, and Chemical Resistance Evaluation Guide
Last Updated: 30 July 2026TL;DR Food packaging material failures — mechanical weakness, chemical migration, and inadequate barrier performance — remain the leading causes of downstream product recalls, and testing...