1. Introduction
Lebensmittel und Bedarfsgegenstaende und Futtermittelgesetzbuch (LFGB) is German Food & Commodities Law. If the test specimen corresponds to the requirement of 30 and 31 LMBG (LFGB), they can be verified and documented as chemical safe and can be sold in Germany.
2. Scope
The tests cover all kind of material, even the product is fabricated with the most up-dated manufacturing technology. Such as the Chromium plated BBQ rack, the Temperature resistance coating (PTFE) on the cooking pan, and silicone rubber ring for sealing the water kettle test, etc. Materials£ºCeramics¡¢polymers¡¢PVC¡¢metals¡¢plasticizer¡¢paper¡¢leather¡¢textile¡¢cosmetics¡¢baccy etc. Products£ºElectrical products which contact with food, such as baker oven, sandwich maker, electric water heater and so on; food storage; kitchens such as strengthen glass chopping board¡¢stainless steel pan; tableware such as bowl, knives and forks, spoon, cups and so on;dress, cloths, towels, hairpieces, false eyelashes, cap, diaper and other sanitation articles, sleeping bag, shoes, gloves, watchband, handbag, burse/wallet, attache case, cladding materials of chair;textile or leather toys and toys which contain textile and leather£» textile; cosmetics¡¢baccy and so on.
3. Testing item and requirement
Generally, LMBG § 30 & 31 contain the following testing clauses:
1. General manufacture and materials
2. Sensorial examination: the transfer of smell, taste from product to the food
3. Plastic - migration test & extractable heavy metal test
4. Metal - composition & extractable heavy metal test
5. Specific material-specific test to check the danger of chemical hazard according to German Chemicals Law.
| Commonly polymer product | Global Migration Test, Sensory Test (transfer of taste and smell) |
| PVC product | Global Migration Test£¬Vinyl Chloride Test£¬ Remaining Peroxides Test Sensory Test(transfer of taste and smell) |
| PE product | Global Migration Test, Sensory Test (transfer of taste and smell) Remaining Peroxides Catalyst residues: Cr, V, Zr |
| PS¡¢ABS¡¢SAN¡¢Acrylic product | obal Migration Test, Sensory Test (transfer of taste and smell) Remaining PeroxidesVOC( VOM) Volatile Organic Compounds |
| PA¡¢PU product | Global Migration Test, Sensory Test (transfer of taste and smell) Remaining Peroxides Primary Aromatic Amines |
| PET product | Global Migration Test, Sensory Test (transfer of taste and smell) Remaining Peroxides, Total Zinc & Lead |
| Silicon rubber product | Global Migration Test, Sensory Test (transfer of taste and smell) Remaining Peroxides ,VOC ( VOM) Volatile Organic Compounds Organotin Compounds Test, Total Lead Content |
| Paper ware | PCP£¬Extractable Heavy Metals (Pb Cd Hg CrVl) Formaldehyde Extraction, AZO (Only for colored paper ware) |
| non-stick coating(non-stick pan) | Global Migration Test£¬Phenol Extraction£¬Formaldehyde Extraction£¬Primary Aromatic Amines£¬Extractable Cr(VI) PFOA£¬Sensory Test (transfer of taste and smell) |
| Metal, alloy and plating product | Sensory Test (transfer of taste and smell Specific Metal Migration (Pb,Cd,Cr,Ni,Cu,As,Co) |
| PP product | Global Migration Test, Sensory Test (transfer of taste and smell) Catalyst residues: Cr, V, Zr |
| Wood product | PCP Content, Formaldehyde Release Sensory Test (transfer of taste and smell) |
| Chinaware,glass, enamelware | Extractable Pb & Cd EEC/84/500 |
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