Talking about the Status Quo of Domestic and Foreign Food Packaging Materials Regulations

Although food packaging plays an important role in food safety, with the rapid development of the food packaging industry, food safety problems caused by food packaging materials are also emerging. At present, the safety of food packaging materials has become a common concern of all sectors of society.

Food packaging materials refer to paper, metal, plastic, rubber, fiber, enamel, ceramics, glass and other products used for packaging, food or food additives, and organic or inorganic coatings that are in direct contact with foods or applied to various materials. Food packaging materials have double meanings for food safety: First, they protect foods from external contamination, and they do not change the characteristics of foods themselves; second, they prevent the chemical components in the materials from migrating to foods and affecting the health and safety of foods. With the rapid development of the food packaging industry, food safety problems caused by food packaging materials are also emerging, such as PC bottle bisphenol A events, Nestlé infant milk ITX (isopropyl thiazolone) contamination incidents, plastic products and films The incidents such as the benzene-based plasticizers have seriously affected the health and safety of consumers. At present, the safety of food packaging materials has become a hot spot for all walks of life.