11 January 2022, Lynn C&K Testing - The German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (hereinafter referred to as BfR) is an agency directly under the federal government, which is mainly responsible for identifying and assessing safety risks in food, chemicals, and consumer products (including food contact materials, cosmetics, toys, textiles, and tobacco, etc.). And provide risk management decision-makers with scientific advice on avoiding and reducing risks (including formulating risk limit recommendations). The recommendations on food contact materials formulated by BfR are one of them. Although these recommendations are not legislative documents, they are based on EU and German legislation and represent the current level of science and technology. Not only Germany, but also an important basis for learning and reference for EU member states to ensure product compliance.
On July 1st this year, BfR updated its Food Contact Material Rubber Recommendations again. The following is a summary of this update....
