Food Contact Materials Testing & Food Packaging Analysis

Testing food packaging materials (food contact materials) can help safeguard human health, protect the food product, and support successful food contact notifications enabling the launch of well-performing packaged products or food processing appliances. Encompassing the circular lifecycle of a food contact article from materials development and notification to recycling or biodegradability, our scientists help you to ensure safe, compliant, sustainable, and well-performing products. 

With a 30-year history providing food contact regulatory consulting and testing, we deliver excellence in flexible testing laboratory services and accurate test data packages to support all stakeholders from developers and, converters, to brands and retailers. 

Global Food Contact Notification Testing Support

Our scientists and consultants have extensive knowledge of international and national food contact regulations, including the European Regulations, FDA standards and Chinese GB standards. Alongside overall migration testing (OM), we use a broad range of analytical techniques and appropriate food simulants to deliver accurate specific migration testing (SM) and screening for non-intentionally added substances (NIAS). 

We provide physical and chemical testing services to include all types of materials and products such as plastics, ceramics, paper, board, rubber and silicone, kitchen utensils and appliances, food processing surfaces, and equipment. Performance testing services include sensory analysis for organoleptic testing DIN 10955:2024, physical characterisation, colour fastness EN 646, and optical brighteners/fluorescent whitening agents EN 648.

We are also experts in method development and analysis for substances of concern including primary aromatic amines, trace metals, per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), bisphenol A (BPA) and other bisphenols, UV-ink photoinitiators, the release of microplastics, MOSH / MOAH and phthalates. 

Sustainability and Circular Economy for Food Packaging 
We support the circular lifecycle of a food contact article through CircularAssure, our risk-based quality assurance program and recycled material content certification will help you to advance recycled plastic food packaging. Whether your interest is the recycling process or the packaging product, our expertise helps you to demonstrate your commitment to sustainability and accelerate innovation of well-performing, safe, and compliant products and processes. Services include biodegradability, insight-enabling analytical technologies for recycling processes, Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation 2025/40 (PPWR) support, and evaluation of the processability of materials with post-consumer recycled content (PCR).

Accelerating your Innovation

We know that innovation is critical to a successful product launch and that protecting human health and aspiring to a clean, circular economy will be your key considerations. Multi-material and multi-layer systems, coatings, nanotechnology, and novel materials are being explored to improve functional aspects of packaging materials including antimicrobial properties, barrier properties, active or intelligent packaging functions and mechanical properties of polymer plastic materials. We are experts in the design of analytical studies which drive understanding of the composition, nature, performance, and chemical safety of these novel materials. Our expertise can enable decision making and accelerate your innovation.

Your Food Packaging Testing Partner

Bringing quality, safety, and sustainability to life, we apply our experience to support your food contact packaging development from early-stage R&D to recycling and beyond. Our innovation-led, end-to-end Total Quality Assurance proposition helps organisations operate safely, effectively and with complete peace of mind in an increasingly complex, fast-changing world.