Description
Materials and articles intended to contact with food (Food Contact Materials; FCMs) play a key role in the food industry due to their diverse functions. Packaging is very important in the preservation of food, maintaining both quality and safety, and acting as a barrier against factors responsible for chemical, physical and microbiological deterioration. Within the last decade, it has become accepted that FCMs are contributors to human xenobiotics exposure due to the worldwide debate on substances like bisphenol A (BPA) and their impact on the endocrine system. BPA is used in the production of Polycarbonates (PC). There are a large variety of ordinary products (e.g. baby bottles, water bottles, medical devices) that use PCs as the packaging. BPA migrates from PC to liquid foods through the diffusion of residual BPA present in PC. In Indonesia, BPOM has stated in PerBPOM No 20 in 2019 the specific migration limit for bisphenol A is 0.6 mg/kg (ppm).

How can SIG help?
SIG laboratory can test the migration of BPA using food simulant to ensure that there are no BPA residues in your PCs packaging product and ensure that you comply with the regulations

Method of Analysis
The analysis for migration of BPA is carried out using liquid chromatography.