1. Testing food contact material / and contamination caused by contact materials with advanced analytical techniques in accordance to the regulation of trading partners, such as the EU,  Japan.
  2. Knowledgeable about the testing and safety regulations by the European Union, Japan and the United States.
  3. Organization of proficiency testing or inter-laboratories comparing.
  4. Organization of training programs on special testing techniques with a foreign entity.
  5. Coordinated and collaboration with relevant agencies, both locally and abroad.

Plastics : Biological Science Program  Tel : 0 2201 7183  Fax : 0 2201 7181  e-mail : This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Matal, Paper and Wood : Chemical Science Program  Tel : 0 2201 7348-9  Fax : 0 2201 7213  e-mail : This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Ceramics :  Chemistry Program  Tel : 0 2201 7035  Fax : 0 2201 7213  e-mail : This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Melamine : Physics and Engineering Program   Tel : 0 2201 7162-3  Fax : 0 2201 7217  e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

ASEAN Certer for Expertise in Food Contact Materials
Department of Science Service 75/7 Rama VI Ratchathewi Bangkok 10400

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Method Development of Analysis (Validation and verification of analytical method) Food Packaging

 No.

 Method of analysis

 LOD

LOQ 

Techniques 

 1.

Enameled / aluminium / stainless steel cookware, paper, wood Zleaching of heavy metals below)
- Lead
- Cadmium

 -




0.02 ppm1,0.1 ppm2, 0.1 ppm3
0.005 ppm1, 0.01 ppm2, 0.01 ppm3

Graphite -furnance1
Flame AAS2
ICP-OES3

 2.

 Overall migration by food simulants :
- 10% ethanol
- 3% acetic acid
- 20% ethanol
- 50% ethanol
- Vegetable oil
- Tenax

0.5 mg/dm2
0.5 mg/dm2
0.5 mg/dm2
0.5 mg/dm2
0.2 mg/dm2
0.4 mg/dm2

1.0 mg/dm2
1.0 mg/dm2
1.0 mg/dm2
1.0 mg/dm2
0.5 mg/dm2
1.5 mg/dm2

Gravimetric method

3.

Extractable by Xylene for plastic packaging containing milk and milk product

 1.5 ppm

 5 ppm

Gravimetric method

4.

Extractable by hexane for plastic packaging containing milk and milk product

 1.5 ppm

 5 ppm

Gravimetric method

 5.

Lead in plastic packaging

 0.04 mg/kg

 0.2 mg/kg

AAS

 6.

Cadmium in plastic packaging

 0.01 mg/kg

 0.05 mg/kg

AAS

 7.

ATBC, DINCH, Sebacate and Phthalates in food
- Di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP)
- Di-isononyl phthalate (DINP)
- Di-iso-decyl phthalate (DIDP)
- Dibutyl phthalate (DBP)
- Benzylbutyl phthalate (BBP)



0.2 mg/kg
3.0 mg/kg
3.0 mg/kg
0.1 mg/kg
0.1 mg/kg



0.6 mg/kg
9.0 mg/kg
9.0 mg/kg
0.3 mg/kg
0.3 mg/kg

GC-MS with PTV injection

 8.

Nitrosamine

 3 μg/kg

 8 μg/kg

LC/MS/MS

 9.

Melamine      
 10. 3 ring to 6 ring NOGE

 0.3 μg/ml

 1 μg/ml

HPLC
 11. Corrosion rate of canned food

 -

  Tafel plot
technique
 12. Resistance of lacquered canned food

 -

  A.C. impedance

  1. Qualifications and expertise in the field of advanced testing tools such as LC-MS-MS, HPLC, LC-ICP-MS, GC-MS.
  2. lecturers in the training on testing and domestic and foreign regulations of food contact materials to the public through various media such as television and radio.
  3. Consultation on the safety of the food container to the industries.
  4. The technical committee of experts in different departments such as Department of Agriculture and National: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Medical Science: Thai Industrial Standards Institute.
  5. The technical assessment of food contact materials in accordance with ISO / IEC 17025