What do you need to know when buying fiber lids?

Related to the features and functions of the fiber lids, below are documents you may need to have from the manufacturer(s) to support your purchase:

1. Drawing and BOM to tell you the specs and the composition of the lid.
2. Measurement data include OD, ID, and weight.
3. Fit test report shows expected fitness with your cups, by following up on the manufacturer’s procedures or your own toolkit, back-and-forth tests may needed depending on your requirements, tooling and machine conditions, supplier’s quality level, and management & communication level.
4. Function test report if have.
5. The third-party’s food safety report, but test items and corresponding limited content vary with the brand’s requirements and countries/districts’ regulations.
   1. Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004
   2. European Council Resolution ResAP (2002)1.
   3. Geman LFGB §30 and §31
   4. Geman BfR (including heavy metal, formaldehyde, PCP)
   5. French Decret 2007-766
   6. French DGCCRF DM/4B/COM/004
   7. US 21 CFR 176.170
   8. BPA
   9. Total fluorine
   10. Phthalates
6. IQC, IPQC, yield report from daily production to show ability and capacity.
7. BRC, FSC, etc., depend on the materials and brand owner’s requirements.