Disposable plastic cutlery with the National Institute of Standards

From the beginning in January, the production of disposable plastic tableware will be the country comply with these standards. Reporter on the 26th from the AQSIQ Web site noted that "plastic disposable tableware General technical requirements" from December to officially take effect, disposable plastic tableware can no longer arbitrarily marked "biodegradable" and that its biological decomposition rate of the new standard proposed by the specific requirements. Reporter visited the Zhuhai market, found that large supermarkets have sold a one-off tableware certification, while the takeaway shop and barbecue stores is the quality of both good and bad use of cutlery.
Disposable plastic tableware is no national standard prior to follow, starting next month to implement the new national standard for the scope of disposable plastic tableware clearly defined, refers to disposable lunch boxes, cutlery, cups, etc., not including food packaging. Also provides that not all of the tableware can be marked "biodegradable" and that only the use of resin or other thermoplastic molding made of disposable plastic tableware, can be marked "biodegradable", and on the "degradable" tableware composition proposed more stringent requirements, such as "biodegradable" and tableware, biological decomposition rate required to reach 60%.
26 journalists visited the Zhuhai several major supermarkets found that in the sale of disposable plastic tableware are posted are certified and labeled with raw materials; and Beaconsfield in the vicinity of takeaway shops and barbecue shops use disposable tableware, the reporter did not see pass signs, attendants are that I do not know the cutlery out the need for quality certification.
Municipal Bureau of Quality Supervision-related sources, the standard introduction of a lag, the new standard to make up the blank in this field, the product made the most minimal security requirements, will promote the manufacturer of the survival of the fittest. The implementation of the new regulation, the regulatory authorities will carry out the new regulations manufacturers of publicity and inspection.


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