China's Taiwan Region Updates Polystyrene Food Packaging Inspection Methods: Compliance Changes Exporters Should Note
China's Taiwan region's 'Ministry of Health and Welfare' recently issued Announcement No. 1021950972, amending the 'Inspection Methods for Food Utensils, Containers and Packaging - Inspection of Polystyrene Plastics'. The amendment took effect immediately. Exporters of polystyrene food-contact packaging should treat this regulatory update as a priority and act promptly to avoid unnecessary losses.
Under the amendment, the testing scope and procedures are adjusted as follows: testing for lead and cadmium; addition of storage bottle and nitric acid solution preparation; revision of the concentration range for standard solution preparation and content determination; testing for volatile substances (styrene, toluene, ethylbenzene, n-propylbenzene and cumene); and revision of the limits of quantification for lead, cadmium and those volatile substances.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has already added polystyrene to its list of possible carcinogens and plans to prohibit the use of expanded polystyrene in packaging materials. Inspection and quarantine authorities advise export companies to: first, review the specific content and key points of the relevant Taiwan region amendment to the 'Inspection Methods for Food Utensils, Containers and Packaging - Inspection of Polystyrene Plastics'; second, contact customers in China's Taiwan region and inspection and quarantine departments, check relevant websites, and keep up with the revision in a timely manner; third, standardize production management, build a self-inspection and self-control system, and improve product quality before shipment.
——This article is reprinted from China Packaging Network (pack.cn). Original link: http://news.pack.cn/show-361828.html
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