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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Plastics in paper packaging
Part 2: Important coating polymers In the first part of our series on plastic content in paper-based packaging for food and consumer goods, we focused on the reasons for using plastic layers and typical functional requirements…
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Measuring cells for oxygen and water vapour permeation: standard vs. edge effect measuring cell
Packaging materials often need to act as a barrier against oxygen (O₂) and water vapour (moisture) to keep food fresh and ensure a long shelf life. The permeation rate (OTR for oxygen transmission rate and WVTR…
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Plastic-Free” on Paper Cups with Acrylate Coating? – New Statement from ALS
The Working Group of Food Chemistry Experts of the Federal States and the Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (ALS) published a statement on coatings of food contact materials made from cardboard at their…
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Plastics in paper packaging
Part 1: Overview for food and consumer goods Reasons for plastic content in paper packaging Paper alone does not offer all the properties required for the protection and shelf life of packaged goods. Without a chemical…
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Plastics in Paper Packaging
Part 1: Overview for Food and Consumer Goods Introduction Paper-based packaging is often considered an environmentally friendly alternative to pure plastic. In recent years, a trend towards more fibre-based packaging for food and everyday items has…
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Key Findings of the PPWR at a Glance
Many companies are currently facing the challenge of understanding and implementing the specific requirements of the new EU Regulation 2025/40 on packaging and packaging waste. The following article is based on a web seminar* by Innoform…
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Re-evaluation of Styrene by the EFSA
What consequences are to be expected? The risks to public health associated with the genotoxicity of styrene in plastic food contact materials have been re-evaluated by the EFSA. ✅ Background Styrene is approved in the EU…
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Standardised quality standards for PE and PP plastic recyclates
The increasing importance of plastic recyclates in the circular economy requires clear and comprehensible quality standards. This is precisely where the standards DIN EN ISO 15344 and DIN EN ISO 15345 come in. They deal with…
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PFAS in Flexpack – Challenges and Solutions
The abbreviation “PFAS” stands for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. This is a large group of several thousand chemicals (approximately 5,000 – 15,000 depending on the source of information) that have been used for decades in numerous…