Food grade silicone means that it can be in direct contact with food, approved by the FDA standard or the European LFGB standard, which is in line with the safety. The baby pacifier, which is a very demanding product, is also food grade silicone, so it can be compared that this product is non-toxic.
What is the FDA？
FDA is short for Food and Drug Administration. FDA sometimes also stands for the United States Food and Drug Administration, the United States Food and Drug Administration, the United States FDA is an international medical review authority, authorized by the United States Congress, that is, the federal government, specialized in food and drug administration of the highest law enforcement agency; Is a government health regulatory monitoring body composed of doctors, lawyers, microbiologists, pharmacologists, chemists, and statisticians dedicated to protecting, promoting, and improving the health of the nation. Many other countries seek and receive FDA help to promote and monitor the safety of their own products.
What is the LFGB？
LFGB certification, also known as the 《Law on the Management of Food, Tobacco Products, Cosmetics and Other Daily Necessities》 is the most important basic legal document in the field of food hygiene management in Germany, and is the criterion and core of other special food hygiene laws and regulations. But it has also been modified in recent years, mainly to match European standards.
Supluck is the silicone factory and foreign trade company. In our company, the quality is strictly controlled and the test will be performed and certified only in Hong Kong.
Many customers generally do not understand silicone, and the quality of the state of lax control, indeed many people have great doubts about this.But as long as the raw materials and production are strictly controlled, silicone can achieve real food grade level.
Of course, sometimes the environment also affects the "silicone".For example, foreigners like to use silicone cooking utensils
But in China, some people don't like it.What is used in foreign major family is using induction cooker, temperature won't be very high. But Chinese cooking habit is to use a large pot, fire, at this time silicone kitchen utensils for the Chinese people is not so convenient.
In general, silicone in addition to soft, fall resistance, high temperature resistance up to 240 degrees low temperature to -40 degrees, can be used in microwave dishwashers, and stainless steel ceramic and other materials used in food contact safety is not too big difference.
As long as the choice of responsible silicone suppliers , silicone can achieve real food grade.