FOOD MACHINERY: COMPLIANCE TO FOOD CONTACT

Food Machinery contain many parts and components that enter into contact with food. That’s why it is necessary to check the conformity and to assess the release of toxic substances. Testing can be performed on the single component, and also on the whole machinery. In fact, Europe Regulation (EU) No. 10-2011 and amendments sets that the migration tests may be carried out by determining the specific migration into the food or food simulant produced or processed by the whole equipment or appliance. Regulation (EU) No. 10-2011 specifies, since the machinery may contain plastic as well as rubber, metal, etc., that when migration testing is done under the above conditions, and the transfer of constituents from the equipment or appliance as a whole does not exceed the migration limits, the parts or materials present in the equipment or appliance shall be considered to comply with the regulation. In this webinar we will evaluate tradition approach, and also a new and smart approach to perform the risk assessment on Food Machinery, in accordance with the provisions of European regulations and directives on the safety of food production and food contact materials.