{"id":3512,"date":"2025-12-03T16:03:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T16:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sebinopack.com\/2025\/12\/18\/big-bag-food-grade-requirements-certifications-and-standards-to-know-brc-haccp-iso-22000\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T09:01:01","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T09:01:01","slug":"big-bag-food-grade-requirements-certifications-and-standards-to-know-brc-haccp-iso-22000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sebinopack.com\/en\/big-bag-food-grade-requirements-certifications-and-standards-to-know-brc-haccp-iso-22000\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Bag food grade: requirements, certifications and standards to know (BRC, HACCP, ISO 22000)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When a big bag comes into direct contact with food, it is no longer just industrial packaging: it becomes a <strong>MOCA<\/strong><em>(food contact material<\/em>) and must meet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.europarl.europa.eu\/RegData\/etudes\/STUD\/2016\/581411\/EPRS_STU%282016%29581411_EN.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com\"><\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.europarl.europa.eu\/RegData\/etudes\/STUD\/2016\/581411\/EPRS_STU%282016%29581411_EN.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">very stringent requirements<\/a> <\/strong>to ensure consumer safety.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A food <strong>grade big bag<\/strong> is made from virgin polypropylene suitable for food contact, produced in plants that apply strict hygiene standards (cleaning, pest control, access management, cleaning and maintenance procedures). Production processes follow <strong>HACCP methodologies<\/strong>, identifying critical points and defining specific controls to prevent physical, chemical or microbiological contamination. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the<strong> regulatory level<\/strong>, in Europe the general reference is <strong>Regulation (EC) 1935\/2004<\/strong> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bulkcorp-int.com\/blog\/food-grade-fibc-bags\/ultimate-guide-to-food-grade-bulk-bags-safe-storage-solutions-for-agriculture\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\"><strong>materials in contact with foodstuffs<\/strong><\/a>, flanked by specific provisions for plastics (such as Reg. (EU) 10\/2011). To these are added voluntary standards, but in fact required by large industry, such as <strong>BRCGS<\/strong>, <strong>FSSC<\/strong> <strong>22000, ISO 22000<\/strong>, <strong>IFS<\/strong>, <strong>SQF<\/strong>: certifications that attest to the structured management of food safety throughout the packaging supply chain. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A food grade big bag must be designed to minimize the release of substances from the material to the food: for this, <strong>global <\/strong>and <strong>specific<\/strong> <strong>migration tests <\/strong>are conducted under simulated conditions of use. <strong>Traceability <\/strong>is critical: each batch of bags must be able to be linked to the source materials, tests performed, and production conditions. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From the customer&#8217;s perspective, choosing a certified supplier means reducing the <strong>risk of noncompliance<\/strong> <strong>in audits<\/strong>, <strong>product recalls<\/strong> and <strong>disputes<\/strong>. It is important to ask: <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Certificates of fitness for food contact;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>List of standards\/certifications of the production facility;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Summary reports of migration testing;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Foreign body and complaint handling procedures.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Sebino Pack<\/strong>, as a partner for the food industry, can select <strong>certified production facilities<\/strong>, <strong>ensure proper documentation<\/strong> for audits, and help clients define <strong>technical specifications <\/strong>for their food grade big bags.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When a big bag comes into direct contact with food, it is no longer just industrial packaging: it becomes a MOCA(food contact material) and must meet very stringent requirements to ensure consumer safety. 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