2021 Food Contact Metal Materials and Products Regulations and Technical Seminar Held

On September 17, the 2021 Food Contact Metal Materials and Products Regulations and Technical Seminar was held in Changzhou. This seminar focused on 4 modules of legislation and supervision, industry development, compliance practice, metal materials and product processing technology.

The morning meeting was presided over by Li Xianzi, general assistant of the Beijing Representative Office of the International Nickel Association. Marco Vallini, Public Policy Manager of the Nickel Institute, shared the latest developments in the European regulations on nickel, stainless steel and food contact materials, and systematically introduced the EU and European countries’ legislation on metal alloys, especially stainless steel food contact materials. Latest News. He introduced that food contact stainless steel contributes more than 25% of the global primary nickel consumption, and the advantages of nickel-containing stainless steel bring higher food safety and food hygiene protection.

Since the draft of the revised edition of China’s GB 4806.9 “National Food Safety Standard for Food Contact Metals and Alloy Materials and Products” was published on August 31, 2020, the new version of GB 4806.9 has attracted the attention of the industry. Liu Zaimei, a researcher from the Ningbo Customs Technology Center, the drafting unit of the standard, gave a comprehensive introduction to the revised content, the experimental research in the revision and the related revision background, which played a good guiding role for the industry to understand the new version of the standard in depth and make preparations in advance. .

In the context of sustainable development, the recycling of metal packaging has once again become a hot topic in the industry. Qiu Kai, director of the China Food and Fermentation Industry Research Institute, introduced the food metal packaging industry, the primary reuse project of food contact Aluminum cans, and the current status of the recycling and reuse of tinned sheet steel packaging, and called on all sectors of the industry to work together to commit to metal packaging recycling. , To help the sustainable development of the industry.

On the basis of the introduction of national regulations and standards, Jiang Huan, a researcher at the National Key Laboratory of Food Contact Material Testing (Changzhou), shared the global government notifications of metal food contact materials and products, and analyzed the notifications in accordance with the requirements of national laws and regulations. Under the global trade situation, the compliance strategy of metal food contact materials. Guo Hanlin, manager of Hangzhou Joyoung Small Appliance Co., Ltd., shared Joyoung’s practical experience in compliance with GB 4806.9 “National Food Safety Standard for Food Contact Metal Materials and Products” in the food safety control of related products at the meeting.

The afternoon seminar was hosted by Shang Guiqin, director of the National Key Laboratory of Food Contact Material Testing (Changzhou). Mao Chen, a researcher at the National Key Laboratory of Food Contact Material Testing (Changzhou), introduced the key technologies and common problems in the compliance evaluation of GB 4806.9 “National Food Safety Standard for Food Contact Metallic Materials and Products” and introduced the selection of methods for testing various technical indicators. The differences between the new and old standard tests and the precautions for compliance determination are compared.

Dr. Quanming Song of the International Nickel Institute shared the application of nickel-containing stainless steel in food and beverage related industries, mainly from the introduction of stainless steel, the applicability of stainless steel for food industry applications, the surface quality and grade of materials, the selection of materials for the food industry, and daily consumer goods. introduce.

Li Chengpeng, manager of SPK (Shanghai) Fluid Technology Co., Ltd., analyzed the surface treatment and sanitation and safety control of stainless steel, and introduced in detail the industry requirements, common surface treatment methods and requirements of beverages and food. Ni Junyi, Minister of Shangyu Branch of O.R.G. Technology Co., Ltd., shared the development status, application fields and related food hygiene and safety issues of the new material of coated iron at home and abroad.

This seminar was jointly organized by the International Nickel Institute and the National Key Laboratory of Food Contact Material Testing (Changzhou), adhering to the concept of “exchange and sharing, knowledge sharing, let us understand food contact materials”, and attracted more than 80 people from legislation and supervision Representatives of, testing, universities, scientific research institutions and enterprises attended the meeting.