Category: Q-Management/Hygiene
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Recycled Content in Packaging: Key Considerations for Food and Cosmetics
Recyclates in packaging play an increasingly important role in the circular economy. However, especially when it comes to food and cosmetics packaging, simply using more recycled plastic is not enough. Safety, material quality, the origin of the recyclate, and legal requirements must also be taken into account. In the Innoform web seminar “Use of Recyclates…
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Food Packaging Migration Testing: What Companies Need to Know
Food packaging must be safe and must not transfer substances to food in quantities that endanger human health or unacceptably affect the quality of the food. But which legal foundations actually apply? Which food simulants must be selected for migration testing? And how can results from migration tests be properly evaluated? That was precisely the…
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Mineral Oil in Packaging: Current Status of MOSH/MOAH – Insights from the Web Seminar
Mineral oil hydrocarbons in food remain a central topic for the packaging industry. In our web seminar Mineral Oil/MOSH/MOAH Migration – Current Status, presenter Heike Schwertke provided a comprehensive overview of sources, analytics, assessment, and current regulatory developments. This article summarizes the key insights for you in a compact form. What are MOSH, MOAH and…
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Digitalization as the Key to PPWR Compliance
40th Inno-Talk with more than 550 participants The PPWR is fast approaching – and 12 August 2026, at the latest, shows that time is running out. In today’s Inno‑Talk, it once again became clear how much uncertainty and information overload are affecting the industry. At the same time, concrete ways were identified in which companies…
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Regulation (EU) 2025/40 (PPWR ): PFAS are regulated more strictly
Regulation (EU) 2025/40 on packaging and packaging waste, published on 22 January 2025, contains important regulations on limiting perfluorinated and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) in food packaging. From 12 August 2026, food packaging may no longer be placed on the market if it contains PFAS in the following concentrations: These regulations are particularly relevant for…