Food Packaging and Food Container Testing

QIMA provides inspections and lab testing for food containers and food contact items across a number of international standards and safety regulations.

QC Tailored for the Food Container Industry

Because of the prolonged exposure to food and drink, all food contact items are a high-risk product category. The quality of food containers has a direct impact on the condition and safety of food stored and packaged inside them. Meanwhile, food contact items in daily use must remain safe throughout their useful life and under extreme conditions, such as heat, microwave radiation, and dishwashing. Because of this, reliable quality control and safety testing are of paramount importance to every supplier, manufacturer, and distributor of food containers and food contact items.

At QIMA, we offer fast and accurate inspection and lab testing for food contact items, packaging, and containers, providing you with the best in client service and technical guidance. We guarantee an inspector to your manufacturing site within 48 hours, and you receive an inspection report the same day. For safety and chemical compliance, our network of fully certified laboratories offers over 6,000 tests with a fast turnaround and results you can trust.

Food Container Testing Expertise

QIMA inspectors and lab technicians conduct thorough product inspections and tests for the following categories of food containers, packaging and food contact items:

  • Paper, glass, ceramic containers (single and multiple use)
  • Cans, tins, bottles
  • Plastic, metal, wood containers
  • Ceramicware, glassware
  • Cookware and hollowware
  • Silver-plated ware
  • Sports bottles and travel mugs
  • Children’s feeding sets, sippy cups, and lunchboxes

Our inspectors and lab technicians conduct the following checks to ensure the quality and safety of your food contact items:

  • Visual examination and evaluation
  • Dimensions check
  • Sensory testing and taint analysis
  • Physical hazard assessment
  • Color bleeding
  • Composition check
  • Overall and specific migration tests
  • Non-intentionally added substances (NIAS)
  • Volatile organic compounds
  • Heavy metals (extractable and leachable)
  • Residual monomers and solvents
  • Impurities and byproducts
  • REACH SVHC (Substances of Very High Concern)

Food Container and Food Contact Item Lab Testing Expertise

QIMA lab tests ensure that your food containers, packaging and food contact items meet the quality and safety standards of your destination market. Our fully accredited laboratories help you ensure compliance with a number of regulatory requirements, including:

USA and Canada Standards & Requirements

  • FDA Extractable Lead & Cadmium (Interior)
  • FDA Indirect Food Additives (FSSE)
  • FDA Nitrosamines Content
  • California Proposition 65 Settlement Review & Testing
  • CPSIA Lead in Surface Coatings & Substrate Materials
  • CPSIA Phthalate Content
  • CPSIA Tracking Labels
  • 16 CFR 500, Fair Packaging & Labeling Act
  • Uniform Packaging and Labeling Regulation
  • ASTM B117, Resistance to Corrosion (1%)
  • ASTM D3359, Cross Cut Adhesion
  • SOR/2018-83, Total Lead Content (Contact with Mouth) Regulation
  • SOR/2016-175, Leachable Lead and Cadmium (Interior)
  • SOR/2016-180, Infant Feeding Bottle Nipples (Nitrosamine)
  • SOR/2016-188, Phthalates Regulation
  • SOR/2011-17, Surface Coating Materials Regulation (Total Lead Content)
  • Canada Consumer Packaging and Labeling Act
  • Canada Making of Imported Goods Order (Country of origin)
  • Charter of the French Language (Province of Quebec Labeling)
  • Biphenol A Content (BPA)
  • Model Toxics in Packaging

Europe Standards & Requirements

  • Framework Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004, Food Safety
  • EU Regulation No. 10/2011, Plastic Materials in Contact with Food
  • EN 14372, Child Use & Care Articles – Cutlery & Feeding Utensils
  • EN 14350, Child Use & Care Articles – Drinking equipment
  • EC Directive 94/62/EC, Heavy Metals Content -in Packaging
  • 84/500/EEC, Leachable Lead & Cadmium in Ceramicware
  • BS 6748, Leachable Lead & Cadmium (Glass & Ceramicware)
  • EC Directive 2007/42/EC, Regenerated Cellulose Film
  • EC Directive 93/11/EEC, Nitrosamines
  • Commission Regulation (EC) 1895/2005, BADGE, BFDGE, NOGE
  • Various REACH requirements

Australia Standards & Requirements

  • Australia Regulation 1956, Leachable Lead & Cadmium in Ceramicware
  • AS 2070-1999, Plastics in Use with Food Contact
  • Consumer Protection Notice No. 11 of 2011, DEHP Content

Other Standards

  • China – Food Safety Law requirements
  • Japan – Food Sanitation Law requirements
  • Polymer Identification – FTIR
  • Performance Tests including Thermal Shock, Microwavability and Dishwashing

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