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.

 

The bisphenol A diglycidyl ether (BADGE) and its derivatives stipulated in the EU Directive include: BADGE, BADGE H2O, BADGE HCL, BADGE 2HCL, BADGE H2O HCL. 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, BFDGE H2O, BFDGE HCL, BFDGE 2HCL, BFDGE H2O HCL. 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 EU prohibits the use of such food packaging materials are as follows:

 

1. When BADGE (bisphenol A diglycidyl ether) and NOGE (linear phenolic varnish glycidyl ether) were used as additives to produce food packaging materials, the food safety of the materials was suspected.

 

2. The European Commission market test results show that BADGE and its derivatives such as BADGE H2O, BADGE HCL, BADGE 2HCL and BADGE H2O HCL are extremely high in some packaged foods.

 

3. The European Commission on Food Sciences has reviewed the available data on BFDGE (bisphenol F diglycidyl ether), which are very similar to the corresponding data obtained on BADGE (bisphenol A diglycidyl ether).

 

4. The European Commission on Food Sciences considers 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.

 

5. 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.

 

6. Some EU member states have previously banned the use of BADGE, BFDGE and NOGE as food packaging and container materials.

 

7. BADGE, BFDGE and NOGE are used in packaging materials, packaging containers and surface coatings (e.g. varnishes, enamels, coatings and adhesives) and should be managed in a unified manner within the European Union to avoid harm to human health and adverse effects on the natural environment caused by logistics.