Your internationally renowned competent partner
With TÜV Rheinland, you have a competent partner at your side for the testing and documentation of food contact materials. We offer you all services related to this complex task from one single source.
Our experts speak the language of the industry and know the people and markets. They have expertise in the risk assessment of individual toxicological substances, are familiar with the time-critical processes associated with retail and well-versed in the national and international FCM regulations. Not least because, as a reputable authority, we are in many committees and bodies and help shape the regulatory landscape.
Our global network of laboratories and teams of experts ensures that we can offer you consistent FCM compliance services virtually anywhere in the world. We continue to invest in new capacities such as the NIAS testing facilities in our Nuremberg laboratory in Germany and are expanding our expertise by e.g. merging with the renowned company MDCTec Services GmbH.
Together with our subsidiary DIN CERTCO, we offer you a wide range of testing and certification services from a single source. With our services for bio-based, biodegradable, compostable and recycled products, we support your innovations in the development of sustainable food packaging. And last but not least, we offer fair pricing.
Why TÜV Rheinland is the perfect FCM partner for you
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Laboratories and continuing risk assessment
Work in committees and bodies
International market access
In our state-of-the-art laboratories, we can detect a wide range of relevant substances and harmful chemicals. We regularly update our measurement technology to reflect the latest technological developments.
We will not leave you to deal with the results of our laboratory tests on your own. If requested, we will carry out a further risk assessment based on internationally recognized criteria. This is particularly recommended for NIAS for which no official limit values have been defined . Upon request, our experts will interpret the results for you, perform a risk assessment and support you with identifying the source of the contamination.
As a sought-after partner, we help shape the regulatory landscape. In national and international standardization committees, we share our expertise and experience on the conformity of food contact materials with legislators and partners from politics, companies and associations as well as other technical service providers. As an example, we are active in the Consumer Goods Commission of the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR).
As a result, our FCM experts are very familiar with the current national, regional, and global standards on food contact materials. You can be certain that the tests we recommend and perform are indeed relevant to ensure your compliance with the law and the health of your customers.
Our Market Access Services (MAS) support you with launching your FCM products and materials on new markets around the globe. Because the regulatory framework for FCM is evolving rapidly in all regions around the world, it is almost impossible for most companies to know all applicable legal requirements and import processes in the different countries. We use our up-to-date knowledge of compliance, regulatory requirements, licensing requirements and much more to support you in this process. We identify potential risks to your market launch and proactively mitigate potential problems in collaboration with authorities, external partners, your local subsidiaries, and other stakeholders.
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