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1. What is LFGB ? Where is the LFGB test done in Germany? Dongguan Zhongyu LFGB Testing and Certification Center is at your service ~
LFGB is the abbreviation of Germany's "Food and Daily Necessities Act", and its predecessor is LMBG.
LFGB is the most important basic legal document in German food hygiene management and is the guideline and core for the formulation of other special food hygiene laws and regulations. In recent years, LFGB regulations have also been revised, mainly to match the new EU standards. The LFGB regulations set out general and basic provisions on the safety requirements for food and various daily necessities in contact with it. All foods and food-related daily necessities on the German market must comply with the basic regulations of the LFGB.
Daily necessities or related materials in contact with food that pass the LFGB test and comply with the German Food and Daily Necessities Act can be certified as "products that do not contain chemical toxic substances" by an LMBG/LFGB test report issued by an authorized agency, and are allowed to be sold in Germany Market sales.
2. The meaning of the LFGB cutlery mark . Products that pass the LFGB test can be affixed with the LFGB cutlery mark.
The LFGB cutlery mark is a food safety mark. If there is an LFGB knife and fork mark on daily necessities that come into contact with food, it means that the product has passed LFGB testing and complies with Germanand European standards. It meets the requirements of German LFGB regulations and proves that it does not contain toxic substances that are harmful to the human body. It can be sold in Germany and For sale in other European markets. In the European market,products with the LFGB cutlery mark can enhance customers' confidence and desire to purchase. They are powerful marketing tools that can greatly increase the competitiveness of products in the market.
3. Product scope covered by LFGB testing.
Common LFGB testing is mainly for materials in contact with food. That is, those materials that are in direct contact or may come into contact with food must comply with the testing requirements of LFGB. In this way, there are no clear products for LFGB testing . Scope restrictions.
According to the existing LFGB regulations combined with laboratory testing capabilities, the LFGB testing currently carried out by Dongguan Zhongyu Certification and Testing Company is mainly carried out in the following eight categories: LFGB testing of
plastic products - LFGB testing of ceramic and glass products - LFGB testing of rubber and silicone rubber - textiles LFGB test Metal products LFGB test - Bamboo and wood products LFGB test - Coated products LFGB test - Paper products LFGB test.
Jeston Dongguan Zhongyu Testing Company has more than ten years of experience in LFGB testing services. It has successfully completed LFGB testing services for various products for a large number of companies, assisting their products to successfully enter the German and European markets. Our mature LFGB testing services include:
Tableware LFGB test, kitchen utensils LFGB test, cooking utensils LFGB test, food contact metal materials LFGB test, food contact plastic materials LFGB test, food contact rubber materials LFGB test, food contact paper products LFGB test, food contact LFGB test of various coatings, LFGB test of bamboo and wood products, LFGB test of leather, LFGB test of textiles, LFGB test of glass and ceramic products, LFGB test of water dispenser, LFGB test of coffee machine, LFGB test of juicer, LFGB test of meat grinder, and Various types of food crushing and grinding machines LFGB testing, etc.
4. Test items included in LFGB testing and specific testing requirements for common materials
Generally speaking, Articles 30 and 31 of the LFGB German Food and Daily Commodities Act include the following test items:
(1) Initial inspection of samples and materials: German LFGB inspection
(2) Sensory evaluation of odor and taste transfer German LFGB certification
(3) Plastic samples: Test of transferable components and test of leachable heavy metals, German LFGB test
(4) Metals: Testing of components and leachable heavy metals by German LFGB
(5) Silicone: Transferable or volatile organic compounds test German LFGB report
(6) Special materials: German LFGB certificate for chemical hazard inspection according to German Chemicals Law
5. LFGB test item requirements for general materials (test items will be updated regularly ***contact us for details)
General plastic products | Requires comprehensive migration, leachable heavy metals, total lead and cadmium, PAHS, color migration, sensory testing |
PVC plastic products | General requirements for plastics, vinyl chloride monomer testing, organotin, phthalate total content and migration, BPA total content and migration |
Melamine resin products | General requirements for plastics, formaldehyde dissolution test, special migration of melamine |
PP , PE, PES, PPS | General requirements for plastics |
PS , BS, SBS, Polystyrene | General requirements for plastics, total volatile organic matter (VOM) |
PA , Nylon, polyamide | General requirements for plastics, aromatic amine migration test, special migration of caprolactam, special migration of hexamethylenediamine |
PET plastic products | General requirements for plastics, special migration of antimony, special migration of terephthalic acid, special migration of acetaldehyde, total antimony |
Silicone rubber products | Comprehensive migration testing, (VOM) total volatile organic matter, total lead and cadmium, PAHS, color migration, sensory testing |
rubber products | Comprehensive migration test, formaldehyde dissolution test, zinc content test, lead content, cadmium dissolution, aromatic amine migration test, nitrosamine content, sensory test |
paper products | Azo dye test, (pb cd hg CrVl) heavy metal (lead, cadmium, mercury, hexavalent chromium) release, color migration test, optical brightener migration, special migration of benzophenone in olive oil, olive oil Special migration of 4-methylbenzophenone, migration of antibacterial substances, sensory testing |
Products with non-stick coating (non-stick pans) | 5 comprehensive migration tests, phenol dissolution test, formaldehyde dissolution test, aromatic amine dissolution test, (Vl) hexavalent chromium dissolution test, (llll) trivalent chromium dissolution test, PFOA perfluorooctanoate ammonium test, sensory test |
Metal, alloy and electroplated products | Heavy metal dissolution test |
textile | Color fastness, formaldehyde, pentachlorophenol, tetrachlorophenol, trichlorophenol, chlorinated carrier, disperse dyes, azo dyes, sensory testing |
General requirements for coatings | Comprehensive migration, soluble heavy metals, special migration of PAH, color migration, sensory testing |
Wood products | Total arsenic, (PCP) pentachlorophenol testing, pesticide residues, sensory testing |
Ceramic, glass, enamel products | Lead and cadmium dissolution test for parts in contact with food, lead and cadmium dissolution test for cup rim, and cobalt dissolution test for ceramics |
6. LFGB testing service
LFGB testing requires providing test samples and obtaining an LFGB testing report after completing relevant standard tests. The selection of test items is often determined based on the type of food that the product actually contacts. The number of test items directly determines the cost of LFGB testing. For more questions about LFGB testing, please contact us contact us.
Dongguan Zhongyu Testing provides professional and efficient LFGB testing services, and provides internationally recognized and qualified LFGB testing reports to ensure that your products can successfully enter the international market. For more LFGB testing details, please contact us!