Batch Testing
Our rollstock commitment: a third-party test report with every batch. Discuss the required testing scope and the records linking your order, material and batch.
QUALITY & MATERIAL DOCUMENTATION
Quality you
can review.
Every batch of rollstock comes with a third-party test report.
Understand the material, the tests performed and the scope of the results. We help your team review the documentation relevant to your packaging project.
THE RIGHT RECORD FOR THE RIGHT QUESTION
Three levels of documentation.
Material Records
Sample test reports and supplier statements help your team understand a material. Each report applies to its identified sample and tested portion.
Facility Certification
Facility records describe the certified site and activities. Relevant certificates, scope and dates are reviewed for the manufacturing partner selected for your project.
EXISTING MATERIAL REPORTS
See what was tested.
Examples from reports commissioned by Encap North America for submitted PET/AL/PE film samples.
These are material report examples, not reports for your future order. The tested portion, methods and conditions are specified in each original report. The summaries below do not replace the complete reports.
MATERIAL CHARACTERISTICS · SEPTEMBER 2, 2026Selected PE tests
The report identifies the tested portion as transparent PE film and references selected tests under US FDA 21 CFR 177.1520.
- Density at 23°C
- 0.919 g/cm³ · Report conclusion: Pass
- Extractable fraction
- 1.2% (w/w), n-hexane at 50°C for 2 hours · Pass
- Soluble fraction in xylene
- 9.7% (w/w) · Pass
These are results for the specified PE test portion. They do not establish blanket FDA approval of the complete printed laminate or every food-contact application.
SGS report NGBHL26007636501 · Results: page 2 of 3
CHEMICAL TESTING · SEPTEMBER 2, 2026BPA & fluorine results
The tested portion is identified as transparent soft solid film. The report includes BPA testing and a separate fluorine measurement.
- Bisphenol A (BPA)
- Not detected · Method detection limit: 0.1 mg/kg
- Fluorine (F)
- 43 mg/kg · Method detection limit: 20 mg/kg
The report marks the BPA test as Pass under its stated reference criterion and notes that it does not assess actual consumer exposure. The fluorine measurement is not a PFAS-free certification.
SGS report NGBPC26007592101 · Results: page 2 of 4
SELECTED SOLVENTS · SEPTEMBER 3, 2026Solvent residue results
Four selected substances were tested in the identified transparent film sample using the laboratory’s HS-GC/MS method.
- Benzene
- Not detected · Method detection limit: 0.01 mg/m²
- Ethyl acetate, n-butyl acetate & propyl alcohol
- Each not detected · Method detection limit: 0.05 mg/m² each
Not detected means below the method detection limit. These results cover the four listed substances; they are not a claim that every possible solvent is absent.
SGS report SHAPH26027075901 · Results: page 2 of 3
Need to review the complete records for your application?
BEFORE YOUR ORDER
Connect the report
to your project.
Tell us what you are packaging, how it will be filled and the documentation your team needs. We’ll review the relevant material and manufacturing records with you.
- Identify the materialConfirm the structure, tested portion and intended application.
- Review the testing scopeCheck the requested tests, methods, conditions and reporting limits.
- Match the batch recordsReview how the supplied batch and order are identified alongside the report.
- Check facility coverageConfirm the relevant manufacturing site, certified activities and certificate dates.
A FEW USEFUL DISTINCTIONS
Clear scope.
Better decisions.
Is a factory COA the same as a third-party report?
No. A factory certificate of analysis and a third-party laboratory report are different records. Our stated rollstock commitment is a third-party test report for every batch.
Will my batch report include all the tests shown here?
The reports above are examples for previously submitted material samples. Your project’s required tests and documentation should be reviewed before ordering; the examples do not define a universal test panel.
Does a facility certificate certify Encap or every product?
A manufacturing certificate applies to its named site and stated activities. Partner facility certification is not certification of Encap North America or a substitute for material and batch records.
Can you review our documentation requirements?
Yes. Share your product, intended packaging use and the records your quality team requests. We can discuss the relevant material reports and supplier documentation for the proposed project.