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The office has compiled a list of addresses of testing laboratories for food contact materials.
In this compilation of GTAI articles from 2024 on the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, life science and pharmaceutical sectors, you will find the markets and articles in chronological order.
The research-oriented pharmaceutical industry plays a decisive role in European economic growth and in securing Europe's future competitiveness in the global economy.
The VDMA Association publication no. 10 specifies minimum requirements for the sterilization performance of VDMA hygiene class IV filling machines and describes the framework conditions for proper operation.
The checklist, first published in 1997, has undergone a regular revision.
The joint industrial research project aims to identify suitable surrogates for Aspergillus species for the microbiological validation of UV-based disinfection processes.
Completely revised: The 33 "FAQs on food contact materials (FCMs) in the EU" published by the VDMA Food Processing and Packaging Machinery Association were updated in August 2025 to reflect the current EU legal situation.
Small and medium-sized companies benefit from research results that they would have no or only limited access to with their own resources. The following article provides an overview of interesting projects.
FideLio aims at data-driven prediction of the build-up of deposits in critical components of the food industry.
Machine manufacturers are often confronted with fuzzy or not explicitly expressed sterilization requirements when supplying to industries with increased hygienic requirements.
Here you can download the latest publications and information on hygienic and aseptic packaging machines.
The VDMA Publication No. 14 "Code of practice - external sterilisation of packaging materials" has undergone a regular revision and is available for free download.
The new edition of the VDMA publication No. 12 and the first edition of the VDMA publication No. 17 are now also available in an English language version.
Trade association publication 17 explains how to carry out and evaluate microbiological procedures for sterile and stand tests when commissioning hygienic filling machines (VDMA hygiene classes IV and V).
This guide provides a practical overview of the microbiological safety tests commonly used for hygienic filling machines of classes IV and V according to VDMA.
The question is: What applies to plastic materials for food for infants?
PPT-slides covering appendix I of VDMA Food Processing and Packaging Machinery Document No. 2 (2016) „Hygienic Filling Machines for Liquid and Viscous Foods – Classification and Typical Fields of Application“
What is HACCP? What does HACCP mean for mechanical engineering? The term Critical Control Point (CCP) is particularly misleading in practice. This FAQ article clarifies the terminology and gives hints for further information.
The German Association of Food Processing and Packaging Machinery has published an English translation of its sample certificate for materials in contact with food and has editorially adapted the German edition. It supplements the existing documents on the subject of Regulation (EC) No. 1935/2004.
The VDMA working group "Interface problems with aseptic systems" has compiled an overview of the areas of application for disinfection processes used in hygienic filling machines.
The VDMA Food Processing Machinery and Packaging Machinery Association sees its position confirmed by its own migration studies.
