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FCM(Food Contact Material),also called food packaging material or indirect food additive, is a direct food contact container,materials or auxiliary items by certain technology made.With this food container to make sure the security and hygeian of the food when it's transported.Food is the necessary of human living,so people will pay more attention to the food security. On the one hand,the food container or packaging material will keep the food from being polluted and maintain the quality of the food;on the other hand, during the production process of food container, there are some chemical materials are added in,some of the toxic chemical material will be released and infected the food ,the human health will be threatened. And now,the food security caught more and more attention all over the world,that's why the FCM material's security become the point news of each goverment and the public.
Until now there are almost more than 30 directives or regulations of food contact material , since the first FCM products directive (76/893/EEC) has been published, including the principal framework regulations and the concrete material's directives which is recognized the much more systematic and comprehensive food contact material safety regulations at this world.
Europe Union food contact material regularions system is consisted of Regulation and Directive.Compared to the directives, regulations have two features: binding and obligatory, which is helpful to make sure the food container's quality and the safety of the food;Secondly, the regulations are effective to all the members of EU, but the directives only are valid to the countries who published the papers; Thirdly, the regulations are obeyed directly by the members, but the directives need to be changed into their own countries laws to conform with it.
With strict quality checking and mangement system, Shenzhen Kanghao Industrial Co .,Ltd manufactures the biodegradable cups,lunch box and sports mouth gear all totally complied with the FCM regulations. You can absolutely trust the products we manufacture,because we are the lunch box supplier of Starbucks,too.
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