Producing food grade plastic compliant with the stringent requirements of FDA (Food and Drug Administration) and European Food Contact regulations is a key requirement for thermoplastics machining operators in this field. For the Chinese market the China GB standards have to be considered. With our standard engineering thermoplastic portfolio, we also offer a special portfolio of food contact materials, which meet the specific demands of food technology in terms of safety and performance.
Ensinger provides its compliant materials with a product specific food contact certificate, declaring FDA approval for raw material, compliance with Regulation (EC) 1935/2004, (EU) 10/2011 (migration test for plastic semi-finished products) as well as (EC) 2023/2006 on good manufacturing practice (GMP) for materials and articles intended to come into contact with food. For the Chinese Food market we offer declarations according to China GB standards GB 4806.1-2016 as well as GB 4806.6-2012 (positiv list for resins) and GB 9685-2016 (for additives).
Thanks to their light weight and easy-to-machine properties, food grade materials can replace metals in a variety of applications in plant and machinery for meat, fish and poultry processing, dairy products, baked goods and confectionery production. Ensinger's food contact materials enhance production, speed and safety in the manufacturing process.
We also offer special plastics for the most common detection methods. As an alternative to conventional plastics, our portfolio includes blue materials for optical detection and plastics with multiple uses. These include our blue metal detectable products as well as metal and X-ray detectable materials for direct food contacts. We offer all these products in blue as standard. This increases safety during processing and also reduces costs.
Our technical office can assist you in choosing the most appropriate materials for your food contact plastics application, including the development of new materials