Specific Migration Test – Element Determination

Transition of chemicals from food contact materials to food is called migration. Substances that pass into food by migration are also called migration. Materials such as packaging, disposable plates and cups that come into contact with food may contain many chemicals. Materials that come into long-term contact with food materials therefore regularly undergo Migration Testing.

The Specific Migration Test, which is carried out within the scope of migration tests, is applied to substances that are independent of the special transition limit and toxicological studies constitute the content of the test.

The elements listed in Annex II of Commission Regulation (EU) No 2020/1245 of 2 September 2020 amending and amending Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 within the scope of specific migration are listed as follows:

Lithium (Li)
Sodium (Na)
Magnesium (Mg)
Aluminum (Al)
Potassium (K)
Calcium (Ca)
Chrome (Cr)
Manganese (Mn)
Iron (Fe)
Cobalt (Co)
Nickel (Ni)
Copper (Cu)
Zinc (Zn)
Arsenic (Ace)
Cadmium (Cd)
Antimon (Sb)
Barium (Ba)
Lanthanum (La)
Europium (Eu)
Gadolinium (Gd)
Terbium (Tb)
Mercury (Hg)
Lead (Pb)
Sum of lanthanide – Eu, Gd, La, Tb

DIN EN 13130: Materials and products in contact with food - Limitations on plastics - Part 1: Selection of test methods and exposure conditions to counterfeit food for the determination of certain substances that migrate from plastics to food and counterfeit food - Guidance

You can contact Nanolab Packaging Analysis Laboratory for Specific Migration Test – Element Determination.