Evaluating and handling materials require analytical, legal, and practical skills. To support you here, TÜV Rheinland provides laboratories, consultancy, training, and certification. Our services support the handling of hazardous materials, including food contact materials, and safeguard you against unintended additives.

Sustainable products go hand in hand with an awareness of product life-cycle management. Our services cover everything from optimizing manufacturing processes through to durability and recyclability, and provide industry-specific assurance in sustainable product development.

A sustainable product includes sustainable packaging free of harmful substances that does not interfere with the packaged contents. Our services analyze the packaging composition in a laboratory, test the behavior of packaging under a wide range of influences, and certify its sustainability from its production through to its recycling or environmentally sound disposal.

Plastic in the oceans and increasingly scarce raw materials requires a rethinking on how we use resources. How can waste be avoided or returned to the economy for recycling? We support you on your path to sustainability by providing services such as the testing of biodegradable materials, monitoring of product life cycles, and certification of bio-based, compostable, and recycled food contact materials.