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[alyakbarbintang]

Dear Sir/Madam,

 

We're food packaging manufacturer and have been certified FSSC 22000.

Some of our raw materials (e.g. lacquer) were intentionally used Epoxidized Soybean Oil (ESBO) in their ingredients. Annex II of reg. UE 1169/11 actually indicates, among the allergenic substances, "soybean and soybean products, except refined soybean oil and fat". There was a supplier that stated it is an allergen, but the others are not.

 

Does Epoxidized Soybean Oil (ESBO) categorize as an allergen? Is an allergen test needed?

 

 

please share with us if you have suggestions or insights about this matter.

 

Thank you in advance.

[sanidadexterior]

Hello,

ESBO or epoxidized soybean oil, is used in food packaging primarily in two ways: as a plasticizer in the sealing gasket of metal lids on glass jars, or as an additive in PVC.

In the EU, it is regulated by Regulation (EU) 10/2011, which establishes a specific migration limit for ESBO of 60 mg/kg.

Since it is not a food component (ingredient, food additive, enzyme, or processing aid intentionally added), it should not be listed on food labels. Therefore, it will not appear on the list of ingredients, nor will the other components of plastic packaging (resins, colorants, stabilizers, etc.).

If you use ESBO in the manufacture of packaging intended for export to the EU, you must monitor, through migration tests, that the ESBO added to the packaging does not exceed the corresponding SML.

Best regards from Spain