BgVV Silicone
ElastaPro makes silicone materials that meet requirements from BgVV, the German Institute for Consumer Health and Protection. BgVV is now part of other agencies, its standards live on in materials for gaskets, seals, and food handling components needing that rigorous health safety.
Choose these specification grade silicone materials in the solid silicone sheet or uncured silicone compound in the durometers, sizes, and colors that you need.
What is BgVV?
BgVV (Bundesinstitut für gesundheitlichen Verbraucherschutz und Veterinärmedizin) was the German Federal Institute for Health Protection of Consumers and Veterinary Medicine, a body that set health standards for food packaging and consumer products before its reorganization into today’s BfR (Risk Assessment) and BVL (Food Safety). While BgVV isn’t current, its legacy lives on in “BgVV compliant” materials, meaning substances and products meeting those strict German food-contact guidelines, especially for silicone and labels
What is BgVV Silicone?
BgVV silicone refers to special silicone materials meeting standards from Germany’s former Bundesinstitut für gesundheitlichen Verbraucherschutz und Veterinärmedizin (BgVV), a consumer health protection institute, primarily for food contact & packaging, ensuring safety by preventing harmful substance leaching, similar to FDA standards but a distinct German benchmark for high-purity, reliable silicone.
What did BgVV Silicone Signify?
- German Standard: It was a key German regulatory body setting guidelines for materials in contact with food and consumers.
- High Purity: Materials meeting BgVV standards were highly pure and safe for sensitive applications, especially food packaging.
- Food & Pharma Use: Commonly used for silicone suction cups, seals, and gaskets in pharmaceutical and food processing.
What are Current Equivalents?
- BfR (Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung): The successor to BgVV, focusing on risk assessment.
- FDA 21 CFR: The primary U.S. standard for food-contact materials, often compared to or used alongside BgVV.
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