1 Scope
This standard specifies the technical requirements, sampling, inspection, conformity judgment and nonconformity disposal of food contact materials for cork, wood and bamboo articles.
This standard applies to cork, wood and bamboo articles that are expected to come into contact with or have come into contact with food in the state of finished import and export products.
2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated reference, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
GB 19305 Hygienic standard for foodstuff vegetable fibre of container
GB 19790.1 Disposable chopsticks — Part 1: Wooden chopsticks
GB 19790.2 Disposable chopsticks — Part 2: Bamboo chopsticks
GB/T 23778 Cylindrical cork stoppers for alcohol and food packaging
SN/T 2204 Food contact materials — Wood materials — Determination of pentachlorophenol in food simulants — GC/MS method
SN/T 2273 Sanitation and safety technical code for food contact materials
SN/T 2278 Food contact materials — Determination of pentachlorophenol in woody materials — GC/MS method
ISO 10106 Cork stoppers — Determination of global migration
ISO 10718 Cork stoppers — Enumeration of colony-forming units of yeasts, moulds and bacteria capable of growth in an alcoholic medium
ISO/DIS 21128 Cork stoppers — Determination of oxidizing residues — Iodometric titration method
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
3.1
cork
cork layer from Quercus variabilis bark which is the surface protection tissue formed during the growth of Quercus variabilis, which is composed of many flat cells arranged by radiation
3.2
cork stopper
stopper made of one or several pieces of cork, or made by polymerizing cork particles, used to seal bottles or other containers
3.3
cork article
products that use cork as raw materials and with the basic characteristics of cork after being processed by mechanical or chemical methods
3.4
wood article
products that use wood or wood materials as raw materials and with the basic characteristics of wood after being processed by mechanical or chemical methods
3.5
bamboo article
products that use bamboo as raw materials, and still with the basic characteristics of bamboo after being processed by mechanical or chemical methods
3.6
food utensil
utensils whose designed purpose or intended use is obviously to contact food, such as cooking spoons, chopping boards and tableware (such as spoons, chopsticks, knives and forks) for processing food
3.7
food container
utensils for holding food, such as bowls, plates, cups, etc.
Foreword i
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Product classification
5 Technical requirements
6 Inspection
7 Conformity judgment
8 Nonconformity disposal
Annex A (Informative) Substances used in the production of cork and other cork articles permitted by the European Union
Annex B (Normative) Sampling quantity of wood materials
Annex C (Normative) Organic inspection items, technical requirements and inspection methods of wood materials
Annex D (Normative) Physical, chemical and microbiological inspection items, limit requirements and inspection methods of wood materials
Annex E (Informative) Related inspection methods of wood materials
