Labthink Hot August

In Europe, FACHPACK is a central meeting place for the packaging industry and its users. The event has been held in Nuremberg for over 40 years. The packaging trade fair provides a compact yet comprehensive insight into all relevant topics in the packaging industry. These include solutions for product packaging for industrial and consumer goods, packaging aids and packaging materials, as well as for packaging production, packaging technology, logistics, packaging systems and packaging printing.

Labthink will attend this important show, our booth is located in Hall 3, No. 531. We will exhibit our latest permeation testers and release our latest Leakage and migration testing machines. Welcome to visit our booth and check our demo machines.

During this exhibition we met many of our old users and many new customers. In the field of packaging material testing, Labthink is already a true leader. We are enthusiastic about Labthink's future growth. With our advanced technologies, high testing expertise, and a collaborative, vibrant team, we believe Labthink will lead the way in permeation testers in the future.

Food contact materials, such as plastics, rubber, ceramics, and metals, can release chemical substances into food during contact, posing potential food safety risks. Overall Migration Limit (OML) testing is a crucial indicator for assessing the safety of these materials. Its significance is highlighted in several key areas:

◆   Protecting Consumer Health

OML testing quantifies the total amount of non-volatile substances that migrate from the material into food. This helps prevent health risks such as chronic poisoning, cancer, and birth defects that could result from excessive levels of harmful substances (e.g., plasticizers, heavy metals, monomer residues). For instance, if phthalate plasticizers from plastics migrate into food, they could disrupt the human endocrine system.

◆   Ensuring Regulatory Compliance

Major global markets have established strict OML limits for food contact materials: European Union (EU): According to Framework Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 and specific directives (e.g., (EU) No 10/2011), the OML is typically 10 mg/dm2 or 60 mg/kg (calculated using food simulants). China (GB): The GB 4806 series of standards, such as GB 4806.7-2016 (plastics), specifies an OML of 10 mg/dm2. United States (FDA): Through 21 CFR Parts 170-189, the FDA regulates indirect food additives (including migrants), with some scenarios requiring OML to be ≤ 50 mg/kg.

◆   Enhancing Product Competitiveness

Obtaining an OML test report certified by authoritative bodies (such as SGS or Intertek) can increase consumer trust and help brands enter high-end markets.

Overall migration limit testing is the cornerstone of food contact material safety assessment. By simulating actual use conditions, it quantifies the total amount of chemical substances migrating from materials into food, ensuring product compliance with regulations and safeguarding consumer health.

The upcoming webinar will help you to settle down your confusion, please pay attention to our website to obtain specific webinar information https://en.labthink.com/