South Korea Consults Over Food Contact Material Standard Amendments
A look at South Korean proposals to amend its food contact safety standards.
- (1888PressRelease) July 08, 2021 - South Korea is holding a consultation over proposed changes to its food contact material standards. Comments will be accepted until July 27, 2021.
Proposed changes include:
• Polyketones added as a new material under synthetic resins:
1. Lead: no more than 1.0 mg/L
2. Potassium permanganate consumption: no more than 10.0 mg/L
3. Overall migration: no more than 30 mg/L
• Nine categories created for synthetic resins with similar structures:
1. Olefins with six materials
2. Esters (twelve), with butylenesuccinate copolymer (PBS) and butylenesuccinate-adipate copolymer (PBSA) as individual entries
3. Styrenics (five)
4. Amines (three)
5. Acrylics (three)
6. Aldehydes (four)
7. Ethers (five)
8. Vinyl chlorides (two)
9. Others (three – fluorocarbons, epoxies and polyketones)
• Specifications are provided for each synthetic resin, rubber and regenerated cellulose, paper, metals/alloys, wood and starch
• Safety requirements are added for active and intelligent substances in containers/packaging
• Standards are improved for recycled polyethylene terephthalates (PET)
• Details are improved for testing coloring agents and sulfur dioxide
There are also general updates to improve clarity.
Under South Korea’s Food Sanitation Act, toxic and harmful chemicals are prohibited in food contact items. These standards and specifications are established by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety.
Once adopted, the effective dates are:
• Date of notification
• January 21, 2022 – recognized raw materials (flakes, etc.) used during the recycling process (if recycled synthetic resins made of physically regenerated PET materials that meet the criteria for recycled synthetic resins in utensils, containers and packaging)
If accepted, these amendments will impact manufacturers, importers and exporters of food contact utensils, containers and packaging.
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