TAGS: Sustainability and Bioplastics
AIMPLAS, the Plastics Technology Centre, has created the Designed to be Reusable trademark based on Regulation (EC) 1935/2004, Commission Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, Regulation (EC) No 282/2008, as well as recently issued dishwasher resistance standard UNE 53928:2020.
Regulations Promoting Circular Economy
This trademark certifies that a product is designed to be safely reused after several washings and that it has passed the tests required for a product to be considered reusable in terms of food safety. The trademark also validates the product’s functionality.
The tests a product must pass before being awarded the trademark include different analyses, such as a dishwasher resistance testing for at least five dishwasher cycles, a non-intentionally added substances (NIAS) risk assessment, as well as migration tests to guarantee migration to food does not present a risk to human health. Sensory tests are also carried out to ensure that reuse of packaging does not modify food’s organoleptic characteristics.
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Trademark Advantages
Packaging manufacturing companies that have been awarded the trademark have a competitive edge in terms of transparency and food safety.
For consumers who use the packaging, the trademark is a certificate of product safety and sustainability. Promoting reuse provides many advantages for the environment, including a clear reduction in the amount of waste (which might have been poorly managed), the use of fewer resources and a drop in greenhouse gas emissions.
Source: AIMPLAS
