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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Sample Report from the Laboratory: Sealing Properties / Material Analysis
Wie sieht eigentlich ein Prüfbericht zum Siegelverhalten von Folien aus? Hier finden Sie ein kurzes Beispiel für eine typische Aufgebanestellung.. Test report PB 0001 – example report sealing properties / material analysis Projekt / Bestell-Nr.:…
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Innoform Convinces with Its Outstanding Performance in Detecting Contaminants in Recycled Plastic.
Innoform has once again demonstrated its expertise: In the DRRR proficiency test “Contaminants in Recycled Plastic Material – Phase 2 (RVEP 259599)”, our team achieved excellent results once again. The examination of contaminants in recyclates is…
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Regulation (EU) 2022/1616 and its Impact on the Flexible Packaging Industry
Introduction Regulation (EU) 2022/1616 is a significant step by the European Union to regulate the use of recycled plastics in food contact materials. For the flexible packaging industry, this regulation brings clear requirements and challenges that…
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Recycled Content Requirements – EU Packaging Regulation (PPWR): Minimum Recycled Content Quotas
Part 3: What needs to be done now Minimum Recycled Content Quotas: Quotas Increase Significantly by 2040 Starting January 1, 2030, mandatory minimum recycled content quotas will apply to packaging for the first time. Contact-sensitive…
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NIAS – Don’t be afraid of the unknown
The assessment of food contact materials (FCM) requires knowledge not only of intentionally added substances (IAS), but also of unknown substances that may be hidden in the material. NIAS in legislation The so-called NIAS (non-intentionally added…
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NIAS – No Fear of the Unknown
The assessment of food contact materials (FCM) requires not only knowledge of the intentionally added substances (IAS), but also of the unknown substances that may be hidden in the materials. NIAS in Legislation So-called NIAS (non-intentionally…
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Labeling Requirements
EU Packaging Regulation (PPWR): Labeling Requirement Part 2: What needs to be done now Physical labeling requirements With the EU Packaging Regulation 2025/40 (PPWR), uniform labeling requirements will come into force from August 2028. Packaging must…
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Registration and Data Reporting Obligation
EU Packaging Regulation (PPWR): Registration and Data Reporting Part 1: What needs to be done now The new EU Packaging Regulation (PPWR) introduces uniform obligations from August 2026 for all companies placing packaging on the EU market.…
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How tight is tight?
Permeation measurements – for safe, sustainable and high-performance packaging Packaging protects products – however, how well this actually works can only be determined and proven by precise measurements. A key criterion here is permeation: i.e. the…