Question 1

Are your pouches FDA approved?

Accepted Answer

The material is: our olefin polymer structures were tested by SGS against FDA 21 CFR 177.1520 (retort pouches, Jan 2025) and passed. FDA does not approve finished packaging as such. For a specific product in a specific pack, migration testing on the finished pack is your own step. We send the SGS report on request.

Question 2

Are your pouches food grade?

Accepted Answer

Yes for the material. Our film passes EU food-contact testing to (EC) 1935/2004 and (EU) No 10/2011, run by a third-party lab, and the factory holds BRCGS Packaging Materials Issue 7 Grade B. Tell us what you pack and where you sell and we confirm the structure and documents in your quote.

Question 3

What BRCGS grade do you hold?

Accepted Answer

Grade B under Issue 7, audited by TUV SUD, valid to July 2027. The scale runs AA down to D. B is a passing grade, not the top one, and we state it as issued rather than rounding it up.

Question 4

Do you have a Sedex or SMETA audit?

Accepted Answer

Yes. A SMETA 4-pillar audit (labour, health and safety, environment, business ethics) was carried out by Intertek in 2026, and we are Sedex registered, so members can pull the audit directly instead of relying on an emailed PDF.

Question 5

Can you certify my pack for retort or microwave use?

Accepted Answer

We supply film and pouches built to the temperature and barrier spec you give us, and the material carries the SGS retort-pouch report. Cycle validation itself is done on the filled, sealed pack with your retort or microwave profile; that is your process to validate.

Question 6

Can I get the certificate PDFs before I order?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Send the market you sell in and what you are packing, and we send the matching reports, usually the same day. If we do not hold a document you need, we say so rather than sending something close.

Test item (GB 4806.7-2023)	Condition	Limit	Result
Overall migration	4% acetic acid, 121°C, 40 min	≤10 mg/dm²	N.D. (<1)
Overall migration	10% ethanol, 121°C, 40 min	≤10 mg/dm²	N.D. (<1)
Overall migration	95% ethanol, 60°C, 4 h	≤10 mg/dm²	N.D. (<1)
Potassium permanganate consumption	Distilled water, 60°C, 2 h	≤10 mg/kg	3.2
Heavy metals (as Pb)	4% acetic acid, 60°C, 2 h	≤1 mg/kg	<1
Primary aromatic amines (29 items)	4% acetic acid, 121°C, 40 min	Not detected	N.D.
Colour migration / coconut-oil wipe	—	Negative	Negative

Solvent residue (GB/T 10004-2008)	Limit	Result
Total solvent residues (headspace GC-MS)	<5.0 mg/m²	1.5
Benzene-series solvents	Not detected	N.D.

Simulant	Condition	Limit	Result
10% ethanol	40°C, 24 h	10 mg/dm²	N.D.
3% acetic acid	40°C, 24 h	10 mg/dm²	N.D.
95% ethanol	40°C, 24 h	10 mg/dm²	N.D.
Isooctane	40°C, 48 h	10 mg/dm²	9.1
Specific migration of heavy metals	—	—	PASS

Lab Testing & Patents

Food-contact testing — high-temperature retort pouch (Dec 2024)

EU food-contact testing — retort spout bag (2020)

Granted patents — microwave-safe pouch design

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