Service Overview:

The United States is one of the key export markets for tableware, cookware, and related food contact articles from China. Under the regulatory framework of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), food contact substances are generally regulated based on their intended use and regulatory authorization status. For food contact substances that fall within the scope of food additive regulation, the basis for compliance generally includes the relevant food additive regulations under the Code of Federal Regulations (21 CFR), Food Contact Notifications (FCNs), and other applicable exemption or authorization pathways. Parts 174 to 179 of 21 CFR cover the use requirements for various categories of indirect food additives in food contact materials, including adhesives, coatings, paper and paperboard, polymers, rubber articles, and related adjuvants. These regulations generally specify the identity of the substance, scope of use, conditions of use, or applicable limitations. For certain products such as ceramics and silver-plated hollowware, the FDA also regulates risks such as lead and cadmium through Compliance Policy Guides (CPG) and other related documents. Based on applicable FDA regulations, Compliance Policy Guides, and customer requirements, CTT provides compliance consulting and testing services for food contact materials, helping businesses identify applicable regulatory requirements, carry out testing and compliance assessment, and support market access to the United States.

Service Scope:

▷Tableware: knives, forks, bowls, chopsticks, spoons, plates, drinking cups, vacuum flasks, mugs, drinking straws, etc.

▷Kitchen utensils: pots, spatulas, cutting boards, food storage containers, sealed jars, baking molds, etc.

▷Infant feeding articles: baby bottles, training cups, feeding tableware, etc.

▷Packaging materials and containers: packaging bags, takeaway containers, disposable lunch boxes, cling film, aluminum foil, etc.

▷Kitchen appliances (food contact components): coffee makers, juicers, blenders, electric kettles, rice cookers, ovens, etc.

▷Commercial food processing equipment (food contact components): internal components of commercial equipment, food contact conveyor belts, guide pipes, etc.

Common Testing Regulations / Standards:

● Resinous and polymeric coatings: 21 CFR 175.300

● Components of paper and paperboard in contact with aqueous and fatty foods: 21 CFR 176.170

● Closures with sealing gaskets for food containers: 21 CFR 177.1210

● Ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers: 21 CFR 177.1350

● Melamine-formaldehyde resins in molded articles: 21 CFR 177.1460

● Nylon resins: 21 CFR 177.1500

● Olefin polymers: 21 CFR 177.1520

● Polycarbonate resins: 21 CFR 177.1580

● Polyethylene phthalate polymers: 21 CFR 177.1630

● Polystyrene and rubber-modified polystyrene: 21 CFR 177.1640

● Rubber articles intended for repeated use: 21 CFR 177.2600

● Acrylonitrile copolymers: 21 CFR 180.22

● Acrylonitrile copolymers and resins: 21 CFR 181.32

● Wood preservatives: 21 CFR 178.3800

● Silver-Plated Hollowware—Lead Contamination: CPG 7117.05

● Pottery (Ceramics); Imported and Domestic—Cadmium Contamination: CPG 7117.06

● Pottery (Ceramics); Imported and Domestic—Lead Contamination: CPG 7117.07