Food contact epoxy or coatings - requirements and standards

Food comes into contact with many materials and articles during its production, processing, storage, preparation and serving, before its eventual consumption. Such materials and articles are called Food Contact Materials (FCMs). Food contact materials are either intended to be brought into contact with food, are already in contact with food, or can reasonably be brought into contact with food or transfer their constituents to the food under normal or foreseeable use. This includes direct or indirect contact. Examples include:

• containers for transporting food
• machinery to process food
• packaging materials
• kitchenware and tableware

https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/aboutefsa/contact

In order to declare and claim that a resin or coating is suitable for direct contact with food in the EU, it must comply with Regulation (EU) № 10/2011, REGULATION (EU) 2018/213 and be tested by different methods and standards such as EN 15137: 2006, EN 15136: 2006 - Materials and articles in contact with foodstuffs. Epoxy derivatives subject to restriction. Determination of BADGE, BFDGE and their hydroxy and chlorine-substituted derivatives in food model media, CEN / TS 13130-13: 2013 and others.