Reports and Test Results

We perform third party audits for fair working conditions based on Fair Labor Association Code of Conduct for factories in China. The code of conduct guidelines establish best practices "for respectful and ethical treatment of workers, and in promoting sustainable conditions through which workers earn fair wages in safe and healthy workplace".

We also perform Food Safety Audits for the same factories under the Silliker Food Safety/GMP guidelines. The different audit reports are listed below.

Fair Labor Audits

Wheat Straw

Cutlery:

PLA:

Paper:

P aper Cups Fairl Labor Audit - December 2017

Food Safety Audits

Wheat Straw

Cutlery

Bagasse (factory not being used currently)

Bagasse Food Safety Audit - July 2009
Bagasse Food Safety Audit - Feb 2008
The factory received a Food Safety/GMP Rating of 94.5 - Corrective Measures

Product Testing - Metals, Allergen, Composting, Pesticide, Non-GMO and FDA Approvals

Wheat Straw:

Bagasse:

Metals Test Report - Report shows that our bagasse (sugarcane fiber) cups and containers do not contain metals like lead and cadmium.
Pesticides Test Report - Report shows that our bagasse (sugarcane fiber) cups and containers do not contain pesticide residues of organochloride, organonitrogen, organophosphate or N-Methyl Carbamate.
Migration Test - Report tests for compliance with FDA 21 CFR 176.170, which states that: "Substances identified in this section may be safely used as components of the uncoated or coated food-contact surface of paper and paperboard intended for use in producing, manufacturing, packaging, processing, preparing, treating, packing, transporting, or holding aqueous and fatty foods, subject to the provisions of this section." The bagasse samples comply with the limit of the components of paper and paperboard in contact with aqueous and fatty foods.

Compostable Bioplastic Products (PLA):

PLA Items (excluding cutlery) - FDA Approval for NatureWorks Resin - PLA cold cups and containers are made from the NatureWorks Ingeo corn starch resin. The FDA has approved the NatureWorks Ingeo for use in food packaging.
World Centric^® PLA Endocrine Results 2015. There was no measurable estrogen activity detected in testing our PLA containers.

Talc and PLA Cutlery:

ASTM D6400 Results - Compostability
ASTM D6866 Results - Biobased Percentage
Materials Test Report
Talc Migration Test Report
Utensils 120 F - 120 F GMO Test Results - Report shows that the corn used to create PLA for the 120 F utensils and tasting spoons do not contain GMO.
Utensils 200 F - 200 F GMO Test Results - Report shows that the corn used to create PLA for the 200 F utensils and tasting spoons do not contain GMO.
Utensils 200F - Metals Test - Report shows that our 200F corn starch utensils do not contain metals like lead and cadmium.
Utensils 200F - Pesticides Test - Report shows that our 200F corn starch utensils do not contain pesticide residues of organochloride, organonitrogen, organophosphate or N-Methyl Carbamate.

Paper/PLA Blended Items: