◉ Service Background

From January 1, 2023, the products exported to France that use ink, or used ink in their packaging and printing, will be controlled by the requirements of French mineral oil; The European Union and other countries also have regulatory requirements related to mineral oil. In 2017, the European Union launched the Mineral Oil Monitoring Program (EU)2017/84 to monitor mineral oil in food and its packaging materials; In 2021, Germany also issued a draft mineral oil for food contact materials made of paper, cardboard or recycled paper (Revised Regulations for Consumer Goods), which intends to control mineral oil aromatic hydrocarbons (MOAH) in food and food simulants.

◉  French Mineral Oil Law

On May 3, 2022, France approved the issuance of the “Arrêté du 13 avril 2022”, which refines the requirements for the control of mineral oils in packaging materials and for printed matter distributed to the public proposed by France in 2020, specifying the substances contained in mineral oils.The decree will take effect on January 1, 2023.The control requirements are as follows:

Note: In February 2020, the French government issued the Law No. 2020-105 on the fight against waste and on the circular economy, in which Article 112 requires that the use of mineral oil in packaging and printed materials distributed to the public should be gradually controlled from January 1, 2022; And in December, 2020, the French government promulgated Law No. 2020-1725 on various adaptation provisions related to extended producer responsibility to amend the Environmental Law, which involved D.543-45-1: the prohibition of using mineral oil on packaging according to Article 112 of Law No. 2020-105 applies to substances that destroy the recycling of packaging waste or restrict the use of recycled materials, because these substances pose risks to human health.

◉  Service Content

1.Scope

various raw materials such as inks, and various finished materials such as packaging and printing

2.Test Item

CTI has the MOSH and MOAH content testing capabilities that meet the French mineral oil control requirements, as well as the MOSH and MOAH migration testing capabilities involving food contact materials:

◉ Solutions

Mineral oil content and mineral oil migration tests.

Risk assessment of various materials.

Internal and supplier management and control training consulting services.

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◉ Service Process

Consult customer service → confirm the test plan → fill in the application form → send the sample → pay the test fee → test → send the report and invoice

◉ Frequently Asked Questions

1. What is the difference between mineral oil content and mineral oil migration?

There is a big difference between the pretreatment of mineral oil content and mineral oil migration test. Mineral oil migration test is to soak the sample in ethanol, acetic acid and other solutions at a certain time and temperature to test the amount of mineral oil migrating from the sample to the solution. The mineral oil content test is to test the mineral oil content of the sample by ultrasonic extraction with a variety of organic solvents, centrifugation, column passing and other steps. Therefore, the mineral oil content of the same sample is greater than its mineral oil migration.

2. Under what circumstances should the mineral oil content be tested?

When ink is used in products, or when ink is used in packaging and printing, and the products are exported to France, or when the downstream buyers ask for French mineral oil, it is necessary to test the mineral oil content, so as to meet the regulations of the export target market and the requirements of downstream buyers.

3. What is the sample quantity, period and quotation for testing mineral oil content?

Regular 20g sample, cycle 5 working days. For quotation and other details, please consult the CTI testing service window.