We often see a noun, "food grade silicone", what kind of silicone rubber is food grade silicone? Accurately, does not have a mature industry of the national standards and norms to define what is a food grade silicone, we can only put the food grade certification standards of silicone rubber products are collectively referred to as food grade silica gel products.
The industry's main certifications are the U.S. food and drug administration and the European Union's LFGB.
The FDA is one of the executive agencies established by the U.S. government in the department of health and human services (DHHS) and public health (PHS). As a scientific management agency, the FDA is responsible for ensuring the safety of food, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, biological agents, medical devices and radiological products produced or imported in the United States. It was one of the first federal agencies to protect consumers as a major function. The agency is closely linked to the lives of every American citizen. Internationally, the FDA is recognized as one of the world's largest food and drug administration agencies. Many other countries have sought and received FDA help to promote and monitor the safety of their own products.
LFGB certificate, also called "food, tobacco products, cosmetics and other commodities administration law is Germany food hygiene management is the most important basic legal documents, is the other special food hygiene law, regulations, formulating principles and core. All aspects of the laws and regulations of German food made of general and fundamental rules, all the food on the market in Germany and all related to food commodity must conform to the fundamental rules of it. Contact with the food commodity by testing, in line with the German food and daily necessities act of article 30 and article 31, can get the LFGB test report certificate of resident issued by authorized institution for "toxic substances that do not contain chemical products", and can be sold on the German market.
Main characteristics of food grade silicone
1. The food grade silicone rubber is a kind of environmental silicone gel, which is non-toxic, odorless and transparent.
2. Soft, elastic and resistant to twist;
3. No cracking, long service life and high temperature resistance;
4. Have higher tensile strength and superior electrical performance;
5. The room temperature is constant yellow, no frost, no white, no fade, no water scale in the water, no smell;
