Many of the plastic parts we produce are used in the food industry. Particularly when plastic parts come into direct contact with food, strict requirements and rules apply. It is therefore important for our customers that we can guarantee that we work in accordance with the applicable guidelines. To demonstrate this, Merrem is certified according to the EC 1935/2004 standard, the most important European standard in the field of food safety and traceability.
There are a number of requirements for this certification. One of these requirements is the traceability of the origin of the product. For this reason, our suppliers must supply materials with certificates and batch numbers. Within Merrem, materials are booked and linked to the batch numbers of our manufacturer. Thanks to our automated warehouse, saw forms are also directly linked. The reliability of this system is therefore almost 100% and the produced parts are always traceable down to batch level from our supplier.
Furthermore, we have demonstrated through migration tests that the operations we perform do not have a negative impact on the food safety of the plastics. In a migration test, the influence of the machining before and after is tested using a fixed simulant. This is laid down in EU10/2011 and is part of the EC 1935/2004 standard. This test has shown that the plastics are suitable for use in the food industry even after processing and can therefore safely come into direct contact with our food.
In addition to the traceability of plastics and the performance of migration tests, our production has also been adapted to the safe processing of plastics for the food industry. Our machines are lubricated with food-grade oil. We also process plastics that are not suitable for contact with food on separate, closed machines. This ensures that your products are truly food safe.
It is possible to supply food safety certificates with orders, provided that the plastics have been demonstrably approved for use in the food industry. It is important to indicate in advance that such certificate is needed.
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