In September 2005, the German New Food and Dietary Goods Act LFGB (Lebensmittel-, Bedarfsgegenstände- und Futtermittelgesetzbuch) replaced LMBG. It is also known as the "Food, Tobacco Products, Cosmetics and Other Commodities Management Law". It is the most important basic legal document in Germany's food hygiene management, and is the guideline and core of other special food hygiene laws and regulations.
The LFGB regulations make general and basic regulations for German food. All food on the German market and all food-related daily necessities must comply with its basic regulations. Among them, Chapters 30, 31 and 33 of the Act clarify the requirements for the safety of materials in contact with food:
LFGB Section 30, prohibits any daily necessities containing toxic materials that endanger human health;
LFGB Section 31, prohibits the transfer of substances containing chills to human health and affecting the odor and taste of food from materials to food.
LFGB Section 33, materials that come into contact with food may not be listed if the information dances or the labeling is unclear.
There is no description of testing requirements in the LFGB regulations, it is only a general legal requirement. The test requirements are recommended by the Federal Association for Risk Assessment BfR (Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung) or refer to EU test standards.
The requirements for food contact materials formulated by BfR mainly include the following:
Sensory testing is required for all products or components containing food contact materials
The requirements for plastic products are basically the same as the EU plastic products regulation EU No 10/2011, but there will be some additional requirements, such as peroxide value, volatile organic compounds, total metal content, organotin compounds, methylene chloride and chloroform, extracts, etc. .
For ceramics, glass and enamel products, in addition to the lead and cadmium required by the EU, there are also requirements for cobalt.
