| STANDARD |
STATUS |
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FDA
CFIA |
Technically, neither FDA nor CFIA approves; rather, they don't object. All of Brentwood Plastics' packaging products meet the requirements of the FDA as an article or component of an article intended for use in contact with foods as stated in the CFR 212, section 177.1520,175:30 |
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GRAS list |
Additives either listed in GRAS (generally regarded as safe ) or have been subjected to testing to ensure that they are within acceptable limits for migration into foods that are in contact with plastic packaging containing these additives |
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EU,EC-directive 94/62/EC ( 20.12.1994)
CONEG EPA |
Compliant with all known regulations respecting metals content in product. Free of any of the elements commonly referred to as “heavy metals”: lead, arsenic, mercury, cadmium, selenium, barium, chromium, nickel, antimony.No active ingredients or the additives is classified as a carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer ( IARC) |
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DIN V 54900-3 ( Germany )
ONS 2200, 2023 ( Austria) |
Tests showed absolutely no toxic or harmful by-products
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Plant tests
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No negative effects in the cress, summer barley plant, daphnia or earthworm tests. Substantiated by ecotoxicity tests. |
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EN 13432 |
Showed no phytotoxic effects and the compost met all requirement of EN 13432 with respect to disintegration, compost quality and ecotoxicity. |
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ASTM D 6400 |
Meets 3 of 4 requirements of this test which takes place in a flask, not a compost heap. Conversion into smaller elements does not occur rapidly enough to meet ASTM D 6400 standard. |
