Colour pigments, separating agents and additives: The interaction between foodstuffs and foreign substances can carry certain risks. In order to minimise these risks and prevent any possible contamination, the European Commission introduced a regulation in January 2011 on materials and objects made from plastic. Wefapress already consider these requirements essential. A large proportion of the materials we use for the food industry meet the guidelines of the EU regulation and are therefore classed as "food secure".

The food industry works in accordance with strict hygiene standards, which also apply to interactions with plastics. Plastics must be deemed physiologically harmless before they can come into contact with food. The EU regulation from 2011 on plastic production and processing aims to eliminate the risk of the harmful effects caused by the migration of substances.

This not only protects the health of the consumer, but also the composition of the food and its organoleptic properties. The following individual provisions of framework regulation (EC) no. 1935/2004 are particularly relevant: EU regulation no. 10/2011 (PIM), which defines contact between plastic and foodstuffs.

EU regulation no. 10/2011 relates to the manufacturing of all food contact materials and applies to the entire supply chain including manufacturing, processing and distribution. The conformity of products and processes must be ensured and confirmed across all stages of production. The final distribution company is then able to issue the final declaration of conformity.

List of raw and auxiliary materials

Defines the materials to use for production: Only monomers, additives auxiliary materials (e.g. drilling emulsion, cleaning agents) from the Union list (appendix one of EU regulation no. 10/2011 may be used in the manufacturing of food secure products.