Undesirable substances in food packaging are creating anxiety and debate. Faerch Plast products contain none of these substances. The prudence principle means that we test our products thoroughly to ensure that they are “clean and healthy”.
Undesirable substances have been taking up a lot of column space in the European press over recent months. These include Bisphenol A, migrating mineral oils from printing ink and fluorinating substances.
Used in countless different applications, such as coating on cardboard and metal packaging. It is widely suspected that these substances are harmful to health and endocrine disrupting.
As a producer of food packaging we would like to emphasise that we have never used Bisphenol A in any of our products. We follow the prudence principle: testing our products more thoroughly than we are required to. If there is the slightest doubt about a material or the effect on health of a component we simply don't use it at all.
The problem is that some types of packaging materials are not covered by any legislation relating to regulating and limiting the use of undesirable substances. This is not the case in the plastics industry where for many years we have been regulated by the Plastics Directive, which from 2012 will be consolidated within the Plastics Regulation, ensuring that no materials or components containing substances that are hazardous to health are used.
We can only urge the powers that be to apply the same regulations to all food packaging materials so that whether you are a food producer, retail outlet, or end-user, there is no need to be concerned about any health risks originating in the packaging.