GMP and Food Safety Services for Your Food Contact Materials

At TÜV Rheinland, we support you with identifying and effectively controlling food safety hazards in your product design, production processes and at your manufacturing site.

To properly manage the food safety of an FCM product, manufacturers need to:

• have an established hygienic product design supported by an HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point) study,
• implement GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices) in production processes and support it through a food safety risk assessment analysis (HACCP study of manufacturing processes),
• qualify, validate and monitor the product through dedicated microbiological testing.

Our three cutting-edge microbiological laboratories – based in Germany, Vietnam and China – can support you with your microbiological product testing.

To assist you with training, document assessment of your HACCP studies, and auditing of your production site’s GMP implementation, we offer an international network of qualified food safety experts. In addition, we provide product certification, so that your goods are clearly labelled with our “Hygienic Properties” proof mark or the EHEDG logo, thus guaranteeing compliance and safety.

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To identify and mitigate product risks, there are many factors to examine. That’s why a hygienic design and HACCP study is needed, which will also help to identify the presence of Critical Control Points (CCP). It will enable you to review the design of your product and consider issues such as CIP (Cleaning in Place), temperature controls, warnings and instructions included in the user manual, or product labelling.

Allowing our expert teams to assess the design of your products during the development stage will eliminate difficulties moving forward. It will help you to improve your “Compliance by Design” approach, reduce overall R&D processes, avoid the launch of an unsafe product, and mitigate the risk of product recalls.

Microbiological, allergic, physical and chemical hazards can also be transferred into the final product during the manufacturing stages. Our training, document assessment and customized audit services – including GMP Visual Standards and HACCP manufacturing process studies – help to identify, set up and implement measures to regulate or mitigate those risks.

The key to winning out over competition at the point of sale is by increasing the trust of the customer and final consumer regarding the safety of your product. Our international audit services and product certifications are widely recognized and provide assurance of compliant safety standards.

• Audit services
• Product certification

Find here our full catalogue of food contact material safety services, provided globally:

• Microbiological testing through our international laboratory network
• Hygienic design review
• Product design HACCP assessment
• Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) services
  • Visual standard document assessment
  • Manufacturing plant audit
  • Training
• Manufacturing process HACCP assessment
• “Hygienic properties“ Proof Certificates for electrical appliances, kitchenware and hollowware such as:
  • Electrical appliances (coffee makers, etc.)
  • Surfaces in kitchens and bathrooms
  • Other kitchenware and food utensils
• EHEDG certification: European Hygienic Design Guidelines for food processing lines
  • Component testing
  • Hygienic design review
  • Product certification
• Second party audit – TÜV Rheinland GMP
• Third party audit – international standards as per our system catalogue

Food safety hazards in your FCM products or food processing lines can lead to severe injury or even the death of a consumer. That is why the industry has a legal and moral responsibility to manage and reduce FCM risks. By using our proven FCM microbiological testing services during design validation or manufacturing, you can avoid inadvertently allowing unsafe products to reach the final market.

With our internal network of microbiological laboratories in Europe, Asia and China, plus our international external lab and expert network, we are able to support you with microbiological testing wherever you are located.

With our support, you’re able to provide due diligence through product certification as well as assessment of design and manufacturing processes. Thanks to our brand recognition, you also receive a tangible sales advantage.

Don’t take unnecessary risks – contact us now!