Vietnam updates regulation on food contact materials and articles

The Vietnam Ministry of Health issued Circular No. 35/2015/TT-BYT to implement QCVN 12-4:2015/BYT–National technical regulation on the safety and hygiene for glass, ceramic, porcelain and enameled food contact article and packaging, which takes into force on 1 May 2016. In the meanwhile, Section 4.1 and 4.2 thereof on the limits of heavy metals in ceramic and glass containers are repealed.
 
The lead and cadmium limits in different food contact articles are as below according to the technical regulation:
 

Product Category				Limit
				Cadmium	Lead
Glass
Flatware				0.07 mg/dm2	0.8 mg/dm2
Hollowware	To heat and cook food			0.05 mg/L	0.5 mg/L
	Food Containers	<600ml		0.5 mg/L	1.5 mg/L
		600mL≤Volume<3000mL		0.25 mg/L	0.75 mg/L
		≥3000mL		0.25 mg/L	0.5 mg/L
Cups				0.25 mg/L	0.5 mg/L
Ceramic, Glass and Porcelain
Flatware				0.07 mg/dm2	0.8 mg/dm2
Hollowware	To heat and cook food			0.05 mg/L	0.5 mg/L
	Food Containers	<600ml		0.5 mg/L	2.0 mg/L
		600mL≤Volume<3000mL		0.25 mg/L	1.0 mg/L
		≥3000mL		0.25 mg/L	0.5 mg/L
Cups				0.25 mg/L	0.5 mg/L
Enamel
Flatware	To heat and cook food			0.07 mg/dm2	0.8 mg/dm2
	Food Containers			0.05 mg/dm2	0.1 mg/dm2
Hollowware	To heat and cook food		<3000mL	0.07 mg/L	0.4 mg/L
	Food Containers			0.07 mg/L	0.8 mg/L
	≥3000mL			0.05 mg/L	0.1 mg/L
Drinking Rim of Beverage Packaging and Enameled Cutlery
				0.2mg/article	2.0mg/ article

 
C&K Testing advises companies to send their products for testing in accordance with the latest standard so as to ensure product conformity.