According to the EU Directive on the Use of Certain Epoxy Derivatives in Food Packaging, Member States shall prohibit the use of such food packaging as stipulated in the Directive, including food canned coatings and food packaging adhesives containing substances such as BADGE and NOGE, and the import of canned products containing such ingredients into the EU. Market. Recently, experts from China Epoxy Resin Industry Association have made a "perspective" on the safety measurement standards of European Union canned packaging materials. Experts said that the EC Directive 2002,16 approved by the European Commission in spring 2002 on the use of certain Epoxy Derivatives in food packaging stipulates that EU member states prohibit the production of food cans containing such substances, coatings and adhesives for food packaging, as well as products containing such substances from 31 December 2005. The entry into the EU market is now in force. Over the past year, the trend of global packaging development is that food packaging standards and regulations are more stringent, banned additives, additives are more clear, technology and materials research and development in line with the direction of circular economy, reduce the total amount of packaging waste. The most popular topic in the world packaging industry in 2005 is the issue of packaging food safety. ISO, based on the HACCP safety management system standard, formulated ISO2200/2005 standard - "Food (Packaging) Safety Management System I" - Requirements for any organization in the food chain, and on September 1, 2005 in the official network of ISO. The station was formally promulgated.

 

Studies in Europe and the United States have shown that bisphenol A (BADGE) is an "environmental hormone" that can be harmful to human health even at very low levels of intake, and also endanger the ecological environment. Europe and the United States also strictly restrict the use of such compounds in packaging materials, organic coatings and adhesives. According to experts from China Epoxy Resin Industry Association, Japan was the first to detect trace bisphenol A precipitates in certain food packages. Although whether these trace substances are harmful to human body is still debated, the "Directive on the Use of Certain Epoxy Derivatives in Food Packaging" has clearly identified the relevant food packages. Shut sb. out. The bisphenol A diglycidyl ether (BADGE) and its derivatives stipulated in the EU Directive include: BADGE, BADGEH2O, BA DGEHCL, BADGE2HCL, BADGEH2OHCL. According to the EU directive, the total amount of migration of the above substances should be less than 1 mg/kg; the detection method should be carried out in accordance with the EU directive, and the packaging materials containing the above BADGE substances should be banned from use as of January 1, 2006. The bisphenol F diglycidyl ether (BFDGE) and its derivatives stipulated in the EU Directive include: BFDGE, BFDGEH2O, BF DGEHCL, BFDGE2HCL, BFDGEH2OHCL. According to the EU directive, the total amount of migration of the above substances should be less than 1 mg/kg. Packaging materials containing BFDGE substances are prohibited from use as of January 1, 2005. The European Union directive prohibits the use of NOGE (linear phenolic varnish glycidyl ether) as an additive to produce food packaging materials.

 

The reasons why the European Union prohibits the use of such food packaging materials are as follows: when BADGE (bisphenol A diglycidyl ether) and NOGE (linear phenolic varnish glycidyl ether) are used as additives to produce food packaging materials, the food safety of the materials is suspected; the European Commission market test results show that in some packaged foods, the use of BADGE (bisphenol A diglycidyl ether) and NOGE (linear phenolic varnish glycidyl ether) The contents of BADGE and its derivatives such as BADGEH2O, BADGEHCL, BADGE2HCL and BADGEH2OHCL are extremely high; the existing data of BFDGE (bisphenol F diglycidyl ether) have been reviewed by the European Commission on Food Sciences, which are very similar to the corresponding data of BADGE (bisphenol A diglycidyl ether); and It is considered that NOGE (linear phenolic varnish glycidyl ether) is inappropriate as an additive in food contact packaging materials and containers, because it may migrate to food when used. If NOGE is used in food contact packaging materials, containers, surface coatings and adhesives, strict limits should be established. In principle, the use of such substances as additives should be suspended until sufficient scientific risk assessment data and their detection methods in food have been provided; BADGE, BFDGE and NOGE as food packaging materials and container materials have been banned by some EU member states; and packaging materials, packaging containers and surface coating should be applied. BADGE, BFDGE and N OGE are used in coatings (such as varnishes, enamels, coatings and adhesives) and should be managed in a unified manner within the EU to avoid hazards to human health and adverse effects on the natural environment due to logistics.