Food contact materials
J.S. Hamilton Poland Sp. z o.o. laboratories provide comprehensive services, guidance and accredited laboratory tests by understanding the European landscape of regulatory requirements in accordance with the European Framework Regulation (EC) 1935/2004 of 27 October 2004 on materials and articles intended to come into contact with food.
Our offer on the most popular materials:
Plastic materials testing:
- sensory analysis
- overall migration
- specific migration
- heavy metals screening
- restricted substance such as phthalates, bisphenol A and mineral oils
- barrier property test (permeability of CO2, O2, N2 and water vapor)
- microbiological purity
Paper and board materials testing:
- sensory analysis
- overall migration
- heavy metals screening
- according to the recommendation XXXVI of the German Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR)
- according to the Industry Guideline for the Compliance of Paper & Board Materials and Articles for Food Contact, Issue 2 September 2012
- mineral oils content
- microbiological purity
Metal and alloy materials testing:
- sensory analysis
- according to “Metals and alloys used in food contact materials and articles A practical guide for manufacturers and regulators” issued by the European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & HealthCare / Committee of Experts on Packaging Materials for Food and Pharmaceutical Products (P-SC-EMB) 1st Edition, 2013.
- microbiological purity
Rubber and silicone materials testing:
- sensory analysis
- overall migration
- heavy metals screening
- microbiological purity
Glass and ceramic materials testing:
- migration of cadmium and lead
- microbiological purity
