{"id":33411,"date":"2025-09-25T15:36:54","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T07:36:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/?p=33411"},"modified":"2025-09-25T16:19:24","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T08:19:24","slug":"cork","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/markets\/cork\/","title":{"rendered":"Technical Guideline for Cork Materials: EU Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"33411\" class=\"elementor elementor-33411\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-09ce8f3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"09ce8f3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7abdd53\" data-id=\"7abdd53\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c086e4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c086e4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Cork, widely used in the food and beverage industry to seal containers (often bottles) and also commonly found in trays, placemats, fruit bowls and many other everyday household items, is being regulated concerning the materials used in manufacturing.<\/p><p><em>The European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines &amp; Healthcare (EDQM)<\/em> has recently issued the first edition of its technical guide, \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.edqm.eu\/en\/cork-materials-and-articles-for-contact-with-food\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cork Materials and Articles for Contact with Food \u2013 A technical guide for manufacturers and regulators<\/a>\u2019. This new technical guide on cork materials and articles for contact with foodstuffs was drafted with regulators, inspectors and business operators in mind, all to support them in ensuring consumer safety.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2440185 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2440185\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a5509a9\" data-id=\"a5509a9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57d5824 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"57d5824\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"361\" src=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/shutterstock_2351074733-600x361.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-33414\" alt=\"Various cork textures commonly found in food contact utensils.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/shutterstock_2351074733-600x361.jpg 600w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/shutterstock_2351074733-1024x616.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/shutterstock_2351074733-768x462.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/shutterstock_2351074733-1536x924.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/shutterstock_2351074733-2048x1232.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Various cork textures commonly found in food contact utensils.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-639bace elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"639bace\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-990ca1d\" data-id=\"990ca1d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5ccbed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d5ccbed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Food Contact Cork Materials Guideline: Scope &amp; Definition<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5ab50ef elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5ab50ef\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-451d158\" data-id=\"451d158\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1812b60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1812b60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Cork, according to the EDQM&#8217;s latest guideline, is a protective layer of bark<\/strong>, which periodically can be harvested from the trunk and branches of the cork oak (<em>Quercus suber L.<\/em>), constituting the raw material for cork products (as defined by ISO 633:2019).<\/p><p>Cork applications covered include:<\/p><ul><li>Cork stoppers for wine &amp; spirits containers<\/li><li>Kitchen placemats and trays<\/li><li>Lids for honey\/ jam containers<\/li><\/ul><p><em>Exemptions:<\/em><\/p><ul><li>Bar top cork stoppers made of a different material such as glass, metal, wood or plastic<\/li><li>Organic or inorganic coatings, paraffin waxes or silicones on the surface of cork materials and articles<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bff13d9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bff13d9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-deceebb\" data-id=\"deceebb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00755fb elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"00755fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fdfbd47 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fdfbd47\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f35b905\" data-id=\"f35b905\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c261cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c261cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This article is originally published by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sgs.com\/en\/news\/2025\/09\/safeguards-13525-edqm-publishes-technical-guideline-for-food-contact-cork-materials\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SGS<\/a>. 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class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-40ff932\" data-id=\"40ff932\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-986f0c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"986f0c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cork Safety FAQ<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6f0492c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6f0492c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b334169\" data-id=\"b334169\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb2e44a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb2e44a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Why is this technical guideline for cork materials important?<\/h3><p>It provides a technical framework to evaluate the safety of cork in food contact, supporting harmonized compliance assessments across the European market and beyond.<\/p><h3>Which industries will find this relevant?<\/h3><ul><li>Wine and beverage industry (cork stoppers)<\/li><li>Packaging manufacturers<\/li><li>Food contact material producers<\/li><li>Regulatory and compliance professionals<\/li><\/ul><h3>How does the EDQM guideline benefit businesses?<\/h3><p>The guideline helps companies:<\/p><ul><li>Ensure compliance with <strong>European safety standards<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Reduce market entry barriers<\/strong><\/li><li>Demonstrate product <strong>safety and quality<\/strong> to regulators and customers<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-70524e9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"70524e9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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