What is the safety standard of self-adhesive coated paper on food packaging?

The safety standards of self-adhesive coated paper on food packaging mainly follow the relevant national regulations and standards on food contact materials. The following are the main safety standards that self-adhesive coated paper needs to meet on food packaging:

First, national regulations and standards

1. GB 4806.1-2016 "Food Safety National Standard Food Contact materials and products General safety requirements" :

The standard specifies the basic requirements, limit requirements, compliance principles, labeling and inspection methods of food contact materials and products, and is the basic standard for food contact materials.

As a food packaging material, self-adhesive coated paper must comply with the provisions of the standard for raw materials, additives, sensory requirements, migration tests, microbial limits and other aspects.

2. GB 9685-2016 "Food Safety National Standard for Food Contact materials and additives used in products" :

The standard specifies the types of additives allowed in food contact materials and products, the scope of use, the maximum amount of use or migration limits.

Additives such as coatings, inks and adhesives that may be used in self-adhesive coated paper must comply with the provisions of this standard.

3. GB 486.8-2022 "Food Safety National Standard Food contact paper and cardboard materials and Products" :

This standard is specifically for food contact paper and cardboard materials and products, and puts forward more specific raw material requirements, sensory requirements, physical and chemical indicators, microbial limits and other technical requirements.

As a paper based material, self-adhesive coated paper needs to meet the detailed provisions of the standard on pulp raw materials, additive use, residue indicators, microbial limits and so on.

Second, specific safety requirements

1. Raw material requirements:

The raw materials of self-adhesive coated paper should be non-toxic and harmless, and should not cause harm to human health.

The fiber raw materials should be mainly plant fiber, and the synthetic fiber raw materials contained should meet the requirements of the corresponding national food safety standards.

2. Additive requirements:

Additives such as coatings, inks and adhesives used shall comply with the provisions of GB 9685 and related announcements.

The amount or migration limit of the additive should be within the allowable range to ensure that it will not cause harm to human health.

3. Sensory requirements:

Self-adhesive coated paper should be normal in color, no odor, mildew or other dirt.

The immersion solution obtained from the migration test should not have any deterioration of sensory properties such as abnormal coloring and odor.

4. Physical and chemical index:

The requirements of GB 4806.8 for residue indicators (e.g. lead, arsenic, formaldehyde, etc.) must be met.

Specific migration limits, specific migration total limits and other physical and chemical indicators shall comply with the provisions of GB 9685 and related announcements.

5. Microbial limit:

For self-adhesive coated paper in direct contact with food, the microbial limit shall comply with the provisions of GB 4806.1 and GB 4806.8.

Coliform, Salmonella and other pathogenic bacteria should not be detected, the amount of mold should be within the limit.

Third, certification and supervision

As a food packaging material, self-adhesive coated paper needs to be identified by the national quality inspection department and issued a food packaging material production license.

Production enterprises should strictly control the selection of raw materials and production processes to ensure that products meet the requirements of national regulations and standards.

In summary, the safety standards of self-adhesive coated paper in food packaging involve many aspects, including raw materials, additives, sensory requirements, physical and chemical indicators and microbial limits. Production enterprises should strictly comply with the requirements of national regulations and standards to ensure product safety and compliance.