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SML approved Adhesives Intercol |
Packaging Materials, (e.g corrugated boards, paper) and other articles intended to come into
contact with food must conform to special
requirements and regulations concerning their food
law safety and purpose suitability, this can differ from continent to continent and country to country. Familiar legislations are FDA and BfR. Intercol Adhesives play
a major role in the production, development and utilization of these food grade adhesives.
Already during the development of products with
such a purpose Intercol takes into account not only technical
requirements, but also food legislation aspects.
According to Article 3 of the Regulation (EC) No
1935/2004 not only the adhesive distributor is responsible
for the composition of food packaging, but also the
packer and packaging manufacturer. All of them, including the adhesive manufacturer
are obliged to examine and determine whether
incoming or outgoing goods comply with quality
and suitability standards. This includes the
evaluation of possible substance transfers to food
(migration).
Preliminary suppliers and adhesive manufacturers
among others are usually notified by the packaging
manufacturer about his requirements. He pays
particular attention to the professional processing
of the adhesive (good manufacturing practice) and
ensures the suitability of his packaging through
specific audits.
Extensive and manifold requirements for food
packaging necessitate the cooperation of experts such as adhesive manufacturers
of all production stages in their conception and
creation.
Intercol has developed several standard adhesives in an SML range, besides the already existing
-plasticizer free range
-BfR range
-FDA range
of several packaging adhesives, such as waterborn adhesives (dispersion, starch, synthetic, acrylic), hot melt adhesives, and PSA (Pressure-Sensitive-Adhesives).
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