Innoform Test Service News:
Current trends and insights
In Innoform Test Service News, we explain testing methods, standards and compliance for flexible food packaging. You will receive practical testing steps, limit values, measurement uncertainties and decision trees – supplemented by case studies, checklists and updates on PPWR, ZSVR, food contact, OTR/WVTR, migration and barrier technologies. The aim is to enable you to make informed decisions and plan testing orders with confidence.
- Methods and standards presented in an understandable way
- Checklists, cases and clear to-do lists
- Regulatory requirements combined with laboratory practice
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Precise OTR analysis for high-barrier packaging
At a glance INNOFORM Testservice extends the OTR measurement according to ISO 15105-2 with a variant using 100 % oxygen as the permeant. This lowers the limit of quantification for oxygen transmission by a factor of 5 —…
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PFAS in Flexible Packaging: Analytical Guidance through Total Fluorine Determination
The discussion around PFAS in packaging has gained significant momentum in recent months. At the latest with the PPWR limit values, many companies are facing the same question:How can PFAS in flexible packaging be reliably detected…
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ISO/IEC 17025 – Accreditation as a Quality Promise: Effort, Benefits and the Reality of Laboratory Operations
The accreditation of a testing laboratory according to ISO/IEC 17025 is considered the international gold standard of laboratory qualification. But what lies behind the certificate – and is the effort really worth it? A sober look…
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EU Creates Clarity for Stretch Films & Hoods
With the new European Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), many companies in the packaging industry still face uncertainty. Particularly affected: pallet wraps and strapping bands, which are used daily for safe goods transport.A delegated decision…
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Understanding the fat barrier of fibre-based packaging – why testing is crucial
Fatty foods pose particular challenges for packaging. Fats can penetrate materials, affect their appearance or cause problems from the very first contact. This is precisely why tests such as fat resistance, fat permeability and fat repellency play a…
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Impact of EU Regulation 2022/1616 on flexible packaging
What is it about? EU Regulation 2022/1616 sets out how plastics may be recycled if they are to come into contact with food again at a later stage.It is intended to ensure that recycled materials do…
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NEW: PFAS analysis via total fluorine determination
Upon the entry into force of the PPWR Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2025/40 on packaging and packaging waste), packaging producers will be asked, from 12 August 2026, to draw up a declaration of conformity in accordance with…
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Innoform Testservice accredited for 67 standardized tests
Innoform Testservice currently holds 67 accredited test procedures according to DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025:2018. This makes the laboratory one of the most comprehensive specialized testing laboratories for film-based and flexible packaging in Europe. Benefits of accreditation…
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Particle and Foreign Body Analysis
Precise Characterization for Quality, Safety and Root Cause Clarification Particles and unwanted foreign bodies represent a significant quality and risk potential in the manufacture and processing of flexible packaging. Especially with polymer-based materials, multi-layer systems or…