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Q&A on Market Access System for Quality and Safety of Food Packaging Containers, Tools and Other Products

Food is the paramount necessity of the people. Food safety is closely related to every consumer and has become a focal point of concern. While food-related products enrich our lives, they also bring new food safety challenges. When food containers and packaging materials come into contact with food, certain substances may migrate into the food, thus affecting its safety.

Therefore, countries are not only placing increasingly higher demands on the quality of food itself, but also paying increasing attention to the safety and quality of food contact materials and products, imposing similarly high requirements. Currently, many countries around the world are researching the adoption of green packaging and the use of non-toxic and harmless packaging materials. In international food trade, the regulations and standards formulated by various countries play a positive role in protecting consumer health and ensuring food safety. However, it is undeniable that some stringent regulations have negatively impacted market access for products from developing countries and less developed regions, especially the corresponding regulations and migration limits set by some economically developed countries in Europe and America, which have raised import barriers. This not only affects the import of food contact materials into these countries and regions, but also has a wide-ranging impact on the import of related food products into these regions due to issues with food packaging materials.

Since China’s accession to the WTO, the market share of food containers, utensils, and packaging materials has been increasing year by year, while the rate of product non-compliance has also been rising annually. Therefore, implementing a market access system for food-related products is now imperative. By implementing this system, market behavior can be effectively regulated, potential food safety hazards can be eliminated, and enterprises can be encouraged to prioritize the quality of food packaging, containers, and tools in competition, thereby improving the overall development level of the industry and promoting healthy market competition.

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