Chemical analysis: Packaging


Materials concerned
- paper, board, wood, etc.
- plastics, rubber, silicone
- glass, ceramic
- crystal.

Packaging and packaging waste
measurement of heavy metal content (lead, cadmium, mercury, chromium VI) (in accordance with Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste, and French law 98-638)
biodegradability and compostability tests.

Inertia of materials intended for contact with food, medicines, etc.
Food compatibility:
- global and specific migration
- quantitative analysis of residual solvents
- quantitative analysis of primary aromatic amines (in accordance with Directive 2001/62/EC) (DL = 0.02 mg/kg of food simulant)
Tests according to French and European pharmacopoeias (hydrolytic resistance of glass, etc.)

Identification and characterization of materials
Plastics, rubber, silicone:
- identification of plastic materials
- viscosity measurement
- density measurement
- determination of plasticizers (phthalates, adipates, etc.)
- quantitative analysis of residual monomers (bisphenol A, isocyanates, BADGE, BFDGE, etc.)
- determination of cadmium content in plastic material colorants and stabilizers (in accordance with French law 94-647)
Paper, board:
- analysis of pollutants (PCPs, PCBs, etc.)
Crystal:
- determination of total lead content
- density measurement
- refractive index