Food

The majority of self-adhesive labelstocks manufactured by UPM Raflatac are suitable for indirect food labelling and comply with at least one of the following: FDA 175.105; BfR XIV; BfR XV or BfR XXXVI.

Both the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the USA and BfR Federal Institute for risk assessment in Germany publish lists of substances according to their food contact approvals. However, they do not carry out individual product approvals.

ISEGA Approvals


The research centre ISEGA has tested many of UPM Raflatac’s adhesives according to BfR regulations and EC directives and given the following approvals for direct food labelling:


For direct contact with dry, moist and fatty foods

RC 7B

RC 15

RC 3P


For direct contact with dry, moist and such kind of fatty foodstuffs which have a reduction factor of at least 2 according to the EC directive 85/572/ECC
RC 7W   

For direct contact with dry, moist and such kind of fatty foods which have a reduction factor of at least 3 according to the EC directive 85/572/EEC

RP 48

RP 74

RP 37

RP 35


For direct contact with dry, moist and such kind of fatty foods which have a reduction factor of at least 4 according to the EC directive 85/572/EEC

RP 31 C    

SP 37

 


For direct contact with dry and moist and fatty foods which have a reduction factor of at least 5

RC 14

RP 36 ML


Direct contact with dry and moist, non-fatty foodstuffs, with exception of milk and dairy products

RH 1 FG

RP 31 Purus


For direct contact with dry and moist non-fatty foods

RC 10

RC 12

RC 18

RC 20

RH 1

RH 3

RH 9

RP 30

RP 31

RP 51

RP A4 *

SP 34 *

SP 3H *

RP 36 FG

RP 51D

* Certificate renewing
process is ongoing


For direct contact with dry and non-fatty foods

RR 21

RR 22

RP 77


For indirect food contact    

RR 28