Recent innovative developments in packaging have mainly revolved around different aspects of sustainability, such as recyclability, biodegradability, compostability, refillability, reusability and the use of bio-based materials or raw materials from renewable resources. Eurofins' network of companies supports its customers' quality control and risk assessment procedures in the design, reuse and recovery of packaging, from the resin stage to the final packaging and throughout the product life cycle:
- Regulatory and safety assessment: review of documentation, verification of compliance, assessment of container-content interaction, development of an appropriate analytical test plan.
- Analytical tests :
o Guarantee performance: physical, stability and mechanical tests.
o Guaranteeing safety: analyses for toxic substances, food contact tests
o Design for sustainability: measuring plastic content, end-of-life recovery, compostability - Audit and consulting: Supply chain assessment: packaging manufacturers, packaging material suppliers, support to identify and evaluate both recycling solutions and suppliers of recycled materials.
Our experts and network of internationally accredited laboratories help beauty brands and packaging suppliers meet and exceed their sustainability commitments and targets, such as improving recyclability and using recycled materials.
