Resources
Compliance
Regulatory compliance and food contact certifications for EarthCoating® products.
European Union Compliance
Sensory Analysis Method: DIN 10955 PV 00602 and PN-EN 1230-1:2009, PN-EN 1230-2:2009
Candidate List of 174 Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) (ECHA) Regulation No. 1907/2006 (REACH)
Commission Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 of 14 January 2011 plastics in contact with food
Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on materials and articles intended to come into contact with food
Compliant with EU Directives 80/590/EEC and 89/109/EEC (OJ L 338, 13.11.2004, p. 4)
Compliant with overall migration in 3% acetic acid, Method: EN 1186, gravimetry
EarthCoating® complies with EU 1935/2004, Council Directive 89/109/EEC, EC 2023/2006, and EU No 10/2011 on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food
EarthCoating® CaCO₃ 110810 complies with EU 1935/2004, Council Directive 89/109/EEC, EC 2023/2006, and EU No 10/2011
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2023/2006 of 22 December 2006 on good manufacturing practice for materials and articles intended to come into contact with food
Compliant with Determination of volatile compounds (VOC) and semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOC) by thermal absorption GC/MS
United States FDA Compliance
Compliant to 21 CFR food and drugs, US FDA. Formulation suitable for contact with all food types, Conditions of use B-H of 21 CFR 176.170(c) Table 2
Compliant to 21 CFR food and drugs, US FDA. Formulation suitable for contact with all food types except alcoholic, Conditions of use B-H of 21 CFR 176.170(c) Table 2, with thickness limited to 0.004 inches
Certificate of Conformity: PFOA and PFOS
Mineral Oil Content Compliance: PV-SA-132
Health Canada Compliance
SCC 80148 (EC 40) has a letter of no objection from Health Canada for use in direct contact with all food types at maximum temperatures of 71°C (160°F), File KS14092203, KS14092511/12
Recycling Standards & Certifications
DIN EN ISO 14021 “Environmental labels and declarations — Self declared environmental claims (Type II environmental labelling)”
DIN EN 13430 “Packaging and Requirements for packaging recoverable by material recycling”
DIN EN ISO 14021 “Individual Recyclability”
In accordance with recyclability instrumentalized by §21 in the German Packaging Law
Recycling Certification provided by the Institute of Paper, Science, and Technology “IPST”, Georgia Technological University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Compliant with the assessment standard of recyclability according to §21 Packaging Law
Examination of recyclability in accordance with PTS Method PTS-RH 021/97
Paper cups with EarthCoating® qualify for waste stream Path 13 along with uncoated paper (cardboard, paper) — 95% recyclability rating from Der Grüne Punkt