Food packaging testing
Food packaging testing?
- Food packaging is an item that comes in direct contact with food, during use can cause toxic reactions to temperature, food or improper storage process, adversely affect user health
- According to State regulations, to prevent the risk of chemical poisoning or food poisoning that comes from the accumulation of substances in food packaging, the Ministry of Health has requested Domestic and imported packaging business enterprises must conduct food packaging tests to announce product quality.
National technical regulations on food packaging testing
- National technical regulations on hygiene and safety for packaging and tools that come in direct contact with metal food are specified in QCVN 12-3: 2011 / BYT
- National technical regulations on hygiene and safety for packaging and tools directly contacting with rubber food are stipulated in QCVN 12-2: 2011 / BYT
- National technical regulations on hygiene and safety for packaging and tools that come in direct contact with synthetic plastic food are specified in QCVN 12-1: 2011 / BYT
- National technical regulations on hygiene and safety for packaging and tools that come in direct contact with glass and ceramic food are specified in QCVN 12-4: 2015 / BYT.
Depending on different materials, there will be different national technical standards to assess food packaging testing
Food packaging testing criteria
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No. |
Targets |
Test method |
LOD |
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I. QCVN 12-1:2011/BYT – PACKAGING, SYNTHETIC PLASTIC FOOD |
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A. Materials ( packaging, synthetic plastic tools) |
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1 |
Plastic identifier |
IR |
– |
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2 |
Lead (Pb) |
QCVN 12-1:2011/BYT(GF-AAS) |
0.05 µg/g |
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3 |
Cadmi (Cd) |
QCVN 12-1:2011/BYT(GF-AAS) |
0.02 µg/g |
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4 |
Bari (Ba) |
QCVN 12-1:2011/BYT(ICP-MS) |
0.05 µg/g |
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5 |
Vinyl clorid |
QCVN 12-1:2011/BYT (GC/MS) |
0,1 µg/g |
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6 |
Totle fly steam (styren, tuluen,
ethybenzen, n-propyl benzen) |
QCVN 12-1:2011/BYT(GC/FID) |
0,1 mg/g |
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7 |
Styren and Ethybenzen |
QCVN 12-1:2011/BYT(GC/FID) |
0,1 mg /g |
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8 |
Bari (Ba) |
QCVN 12-1:2011/BYT(ICP-MS) |
0.05 µg/g |
150.000 |
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9 |
Bis-phenol A |
QCVN 12-1:2011/BYT(GC/MS) |
50 μg/g |
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10 |
Heavy metal |
QCVN 12-1:2011/BYT |
0.5 µg/ml |
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11 |
Dry residue |
QCVN 12-1:2011/BYT |
1 µg/ml |
100.000 |
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12 |
KMnO4 |
QCVN 12-1:2011/BYT |
1 µg/ml |
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13 |
Phenol |
QCVN 12-1:2011/BYT(GC/MS) |
1 µg/ml |
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14 |
Formaldehyde |
QCVN 12-1:2011/BYT |
– |
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15 |
Antimony (Sb) |
QCVN 12-1:2011/BYT(GF-AAS) |
0.02 µg/ml |
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16 |
Germani (Ge) |
QCVN 12-1:2011/BYT(ICP-MS) |
0.02 µg/ml |
150.000 |
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17 |
Acid lactic |
QCVN 12-1:2011/BYT (IC) |
5 µg/ml |
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II. QCVN 12-2:2011/BYT – PACKAGING, RUBBER FOOD |
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A. MATERIALS |
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18 |
Lead (Pb) |
QCVN 12-2:2011/BYT(GF-AAS) |
0.05 µg/g |
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19 |
Cadmium (Cd) |
QCVN 12-2:2011/BYT(GF-AAS) |
0.02 µg/g |
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B. TEST TO STOP INFECTION |
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20 |
Lead (Pb) |
QCVN 12-2:2011/BYT(GF-AAS) |
0.02 µg/ml |
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21 |
Cadmi (Cd) |
QCVN 12-2:2011/BYT(GF-AAS) |
0.02 µg/ml |
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22 |
Zinc (Zn)
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QCVN 12-2:2011/BYT(Flame-AAS) |
0.1 µg/ml |
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23 |
Heavy metal |
QCVN 12-2:2011/BYT |
0.5 µg/ml |
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24 |
Dry residue |
QCVN 12-2:2011/BYT |
1 µg/ml |
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25 |
Phenol |
QCVN 12-2:2011/BYT(GC/MS) |
1 µg/ml |
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26 |
Formaldehyde |
QCVN 12-2:2011/BYT |
– |
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III. QCVN 12-3:2011/BYT – PACKAGING, METAL FOOD |
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A. TEST TO STOP INFECTION |
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27 |
Lead (Pb) |
QCVN 12-3:2011/BYT(GF-AAS) |
0.02 µg/ml |
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28 |
Cadmi (Cd) |
QCVN 12-3:2011/BYT(GF-AAS) |
0.02 µg/ml |
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29 |
Arsen (As) |
QCVN 12-3:2011/BYT(GF-AAS) |
0.02 µg/ml |
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30 |
Formaldehyd |
QCVN 12-3:2011/BYT(Phương pháp so màu) |
– |
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31 |
Dry residue |
QCVN 12-3:2011/BYT(Phương pháp khối lượng) |
1 µg/ml |
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32 |
Phenol |
QCVN 12-3:2011/BYT(GC/MS) |
1 µg/ml |
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33 |
Vinyl clorid |
QCVN 12-3:2011/BYT (GC/MS) |
0,1 µg/g |
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