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Fakolith develops and manufactures certified food contact and hygienic varnishes and paints with a Declaration of Conformity, with EU Sanitary Registration ES-39.005259/T and under HACCP. We work together with technological centers like the National Centre for Food Safety and Technology, and Aimplás, in Official R+D+i Projects developing innovative high value coating systems for the food industry and healthcare sectors. Paint systems suitable for direct contact with food and beverages, under EU 10/2011 and/or FDA CFR 21 175.300 regulations, and hygienic paint systems with high physicochemical and humidity resistance in high stress environments. Both ranges are treated with BioFilmStop antimicrobial technology, effective against bacteria, biofilm, fungi and other pathogenic microorganisms such as Coronavirus. To renovate and paint tanks, silos, pipes, containers, trailers, walls, ceilings, floors, sandwich panels, refrigerators, various facilities, food packaging, and a long etc.
Food Grade Save Contact paints and varnishes serial color card for direct and indirect contact with foodstuffs and beverages.
The results obtained in official tests carried out with viruses of the Coronavirus family, under the BSI ISO 21702:2019 standard, confirm that in just 2 hours of contact, our Hygienic and Foodgrade paints and coatings treated with Fakolith's BioFilmStop Technology reduce the viral load by up to 99.49%.
The connection of human health with animal health and the environment is a fact and the One-Health concept is positioned as a necessary global strategy, in which the collaboration of all related activities will be needed; veterinary, biology, medicine, pharmaceuticals, industry and of course, the political class. Below is an approach to these concepts and our holistic technological solutions.
Brochure about hygiene and food safety in the food industry, detailing the general risks, and the solutions that Fakolith provides in this matter with Food Grade safe certified paints suitable for direct contact with food and beverages, as well as Certified Hygienic Paints treated with BioFilmStop technology against biofilm, bacteria, mold, moisture and its consequences ...
One of FAKOLITH's major specialties are coatings, varnishes, and paints suitable for direct, indirect, or occasional contact with food, beverages, and drinking water. As an SME intensive in Research and after 10 years of continuous official research projects in the field of coatings for food contact and antimicrobial activity, we can affirm that this is an extremely complex and exciting specialty, and in any case of great importance for the health of consumers. Given its complexity and relevance, for the food industry, as for the food packaging manufacturer, for the consumer, even for internal and external control, we will try to explain its operation in the simplest possible way, from our specialty in coatings, and through the main document "The Declaration of Conformity or Compliance Declaration".
Painting walls, skirting boards and ceilings, new or already painted in the food industry and also in other sanitary sectors, with certified food paint is increasingly demanded by the industry, quality audits and sanitary inspection. This guarantees the absence of toxic migrations from painted surfaces, both in direct contact and in occasional or indirect contact with food, which could be generate...
There are many surfaces in the food industry that need to be coated to be suitable for food contact. The surfaces can be very varied, such as food displays, shelves, wooden elements and other materials for serving food, parts from 3D printers, utensils, etc. Fakolith offers various varnish solutions certified for compliance with the European Regulation EU 10/2011, and also for the American Regulat...
Without a doubt, sandwich panels, usually lacquered metal, or synthetic, are increasingly used in the food industry, health sectors and other industrial sectors, whether in cold rooms, clean rooms, production rooms, warehouses, technical rooms, etc. Although sandwich panels initially come factory lacquered, mainly in white, with their use they receive knocks, corrosion due to contact with humidity...
The application on floors and pavements of Fakolith food epoxy paints suitable for direct and indirect contact with food is increasingly in demand by industry, food certification bodies, health inspection, etc. It is clear that epoxy paints, even with their limitations and advantages over polyurethanes, tend to be the most common type of paint for finishing floors, floors and multilayer floors. Th...
There are many metal surfaces, painted or unpainted, or galvanised, in the food industry, both indoors and outdoors. Fakolith's FoodGrade range of food paints offers solutions both for OEM painting of new parts and equipment at source, and for the renovation, maintenance and extension of the useful life of existing ones; machinery, robots, housings, supports, hangers and cages, etc. Fako...
Painting and/or repairing concrete tanks or other equivalent mineral bases, so that they are suitable for contact with food, beverages, drinking water used in food processing, in the agricultural industry, or water for human and animal consumption, is a very serious matter that requires suitable products that meet the requirements and tests that the EU Regulation 10/2011 and or FDA CFR21 175.300 s...
There are many surfaces in the food industry that must be painted to be suitable for direct or indirect contact with food. The surfaces can be very varied such as barrels, casks and cooperage for wine and beverages in general, displays, shelves, trays, wooden elements and other materials for serving food, parts from 3D printers, utensils, open surfaces of ceilings and walls, etc. Fakolith offers v...
Painting and/or repairing metal tanks, so that they are suitable for contact with food, beverages, drinking water used in food processing, in the agricultural industry, or water for human and animal consumption, is a very serious matter that requires suitable products that meet the requirements and tests that the EU Regulation 10/2011 and or FDA CFR21 175.300 specifies, both for the producer and f...
Initially, it was only possible to paint drinking water tanks, concrete or equivalent, with our FoodGrade ultra-high-solid food paints. These products are sometimes more complex to apply. As a simpler alternative, Fakolith was the first company to develop a single-component waterborne paint "Disperlith FoodGrade Elastic", or a two-component waterborne epoxy "FK-450 FoodGrade", both suitable for di...
The interior renovation of pipes for drinking water, water for food, livestock or agricultural processes, is carried out by specialized companies both in industry and in homes. These companies have the necessary equipment for the previous sanitation of the pipes, the elimination of rust, corrosion, biofilm, etc., leaving the metal surface clean and with the appropriate roughness to be painted. Sub...
Painting and/or repairing fiberglass tanks, so that they are suitable for contact with food, beverages, drinking water used in food processing, in the agricultural industry, or water for human and animal consumption, is a very serious matter that requires suitable products that meet the requirements and tests that the EU Regulation 10/2011 and or FDA CFR21 175.300 specifies, both for the producer ...
Whether for use in rigid or flexible printed food packaging, Fakolith was the first company to develop a range of overprint and protective coatings duly certified for direct and indirect contact with food, both for single and repeated use packaging, in accordance with EU Regulation 10/2011 and also certified according FDA 21 CFR 175.300. We have referencies for recommended use in rigid or flexible...
In this document you will find the details of the WAGNER SF 23 Plus airless mixed equipment with air, with which you can easily apply Fakolith paints, with heated hose option, both aqueous dispersion paints and high solids paints. It is indicated the details of nozzles, guns, pressures, etc. suitable for each product and that were tested in Wagner Germany.
The connection of human health with animal health and the environment is a fact and the One-Health concept is positioned as a necessary global strategy, in which the collaboration of all related activities will be needed; veterinary, biology, medicine, pharmaceuticals, industry and of course, the political class. Below is an approach to these concepts and our holistic technological solutions.
In this document you will find the details of the WAGNER SF 23 Plus airless mixed airless equipment, with which you can easily apply Fakolith primers and food paints, without the option of heated hose, both aqueous dispersion paints and high solids paints. It is indicated the details of nozzles, guns, pressures, etc. suitable for each product and that were tested in Wagner Germany.
High performance heavy-duty safe coatings to eliminate, encapsulate and/or reduce exposure and contamination by endocrine disruptors safe levels, depending on their use case; direct and indirect contact with drinking water, food and beverages, industrial and general building surfaces. The presence of endocrine disruptors (EDs) such as BISPHENOL A and its derivatives in these types of coatings is common, but both EFSA and ECHA plan extensive restrictions and bans, given their potential bioaccumulative hazard to humans and the environment, depending on the use case. The ideal balance between sustainability, safety, and functional performance in each use case will mark 4 coating systems for application in direct and indirect contact with drinking water, food tanks, beverage and food processing surfaces, and high-performance surfaces in general in the health, industrial and construction sectors.
Brochure about hygiene and food safety in the food industry, detailing the general risks, and the solutions that Fakolith provides in this matter with Food Grade safe certified paints suitable for direct contact with food and beverages, as well as Certified Hygienic Paints treated with BioFilmStop technology against biofilm, bacteria, mold, moisture and its consequences ...
The present project was born as a spin-off of the successful FOODTECH & COATINGS project, whose main objective was the search for natural substances and essential oil extracts, already used in the food industry, for the preservation of aqueous coatings. Thus, in the BIOTECH COATINGS project, and in synergy with the previous one, new conservation systems will be developed for the improvement and evolution of the BioFilmStop technology incorporated in Fakolith coatings, mainly used in food industries and health sectors. The technologies evaluated and tested in this project are mainly based on the use of antimicrobial peptides, bacterial and microalgae metabolites, both free and microencapsulated, either alone or combined with our previous antimicrobial technologies. The project was successfully completed in April 2021.
One of FAKOLITH's major specialties are coatings, varnishes, and paints suitable for direct, indirect, or occasional contact with food, beverages, and drinking water. As an SME intensive in Research and after 10 years of continuous official research projects in the field of coatings for food contact and antimicrobial activity, we can affirm that this is an extremely complex and exciting specialty, and in any case of great importance for the health of consumers. Given its complexity and relevance, for the food industry, as for the food packaging manufacturer, for the consumer, even for internal and external control, we will try to explain its operation in the simplest possible way, from our specialty in coatings, and through the main document "The Declaration of Conformity or Compliance Declaration".
The main objective of the project was to develop and certify the first range of paints, varnishes and coatings that meet the criteria for food safety and direct contact with food and beverages according to the European Regulation EU 10/2011 and simultaneously according to the US legislation FDA 21 CFR 175.300. In order to achieve the objectives of the project it was essential to have suitable raw materials, listed and approved for use according to the 2 legislations, to then proceed to all the tests indicated in each legislation, in Europe, mainly migrations and in the US extractions, in addition to the organoleptic and functional tests corresponding to each coating. Certifying coatings for direct contact with food and beverages, simultaneously under the 2 framework regulations of major international reference, brings to the industrialist the greatest guarantee of international food safety, in the field of technical coatings. Project successfully finished in 2019.
The main objective of the FoodTech & Coatings project was the development of alternative preservatives and antimicrobials to traditional ones, based on food preservatives and other antimicrobial substances of natural origin, for use in paints and coatings. Those that would allow establishing a novel combined system for the preservation of the coating during its storage in the container (wet phase), while providing antimicrobial film protection, were selected and tested. The development of this project was initially focused on the development and certification of the first water-based coating suitable for food contact, with a strong added value, especially for use in sectors where antimicrobial efficacy and the absence of toxic migrations were of maximum relevance, mainly the food industry, but with possible subsequent transfer to health and household sectors. In the final selection of the preservation system and antimicrobial effectiveness, free substances were also compared with microencapsulated substances, to optimize the effectiveness and efficiency of the system. The project was successfully completed in 2016.
Mold and moisture, together with bacteria, biofilm, viruses and other pathogens, beyond an aesthetic problem, can be a serious health risk problem in hospitals, food industry, industries and buildings in general, and also in homes. With this report you will have a preliminary vision about the importance of solving and preventing their growth in a proper way.
DISPERLITH FoodGrade Elastic waterborne dispersion paint is suitable for direct and indirect contact with food and drinking water. DISPERLITH FoodGrade Elastic is treated with BioFilmStop FG antimicrobial technology, and is compliant and certified under European regulation EU 10/2011. Furthermore, in this case the Declaration of Performance and CE marking tests are added. The original declarations and tests carried out are available to our customers and to the health inspection.
In this document you will find details of the airless GRACO Finish PRO II 595 air-assisted equipment, which can be used to easily apply Fakolith primers and food-grade paints, without the option of a heated hose, both aqueous dispersion paints and high solids paints. The details of nozzles, guns, pressures, etc. suitable for each product are indicated and tested by Graco at Fakolith Chemical Systems.
FK-45 FoodGrade Hygienic epoxy food contact paint or varnish is suitable for direct and indirect contact with food, beverages and drinking water. FK-45 FoodGrade is treated with the antimicrobial technology BioFilmStop FG, and it complies and is certified under the European regulation EU 10/2011. In addition in this case the Declaration of Performance and CE marking tests are added. The original declarations and tests carried out are available to our customers and to the sanitary inspection.
FK-45 FoodGrade Hygienic epoxy-novolac food contact paint is suitable for direct and indirect contact with food, beverages and drinking water. FK-45 FoodGrade Hygienic is treated with the antimicrobial technology BioFilmStop, and it complies and is certified under the European regulation EU 10/2011. In addition in this case the Declaration of Performance and CE marking tests are added. The original declarations and tests carried out are available to our customers and to the sanitary inspection.
FAKOPUR FoodGrade polyurethane food contact paint is suitable for direct and indirect contact with food, beverages and drinking water. FK-45 FoodGrade is treated with the antimicrobial technology BioFilmStop FG, and complies and is certified under the European regulation EU 10/2011. In addition, in this case the Declaration of Performance and CE marking tests are added. The original declarations and tests carried out are available to our customers and to the sanitary inspection.
This specific application guide for high solids epoxy paints, such as the FK-45 and FK-100 Foodgrade range of certified sanitary food grade paints, describes the general recommendations to be taken into account before applying the paints, as well as the most common problems and solutions known in general for this type of technical paints. If you have to apply these products, read this guide beforehand and you will avoid problems.
Official validation tests of the high resistance to cleaning and disinfection of FoodGrade BioFilmStop range, Fakolith paints. Tests conducted by TÜV SÜD in Germany according to DIN EN ISO 4628-2 standard: 2004-01. The resistance to four reference formulations models in cleaning and disinfection were tested, with excellent results. We also have more internal tests with other cleaners and disinfectants trademarks. If needed, we'll test other references in our laboratories.
Various Fakolith food contact and hygienic coatings have been tested at the Fraunhofer Institute for recommended hygienic and safe use in cleanrooms. Here you can find various certificates regarding chemical resistance and environment-specific antimicrobial resistance of various coatings: FK-100 FoodGrade, Disperlith Elastic and Disperlith FoodGrade Elastic, and FakoPur FoodGrade. Please ask for the complete tests if needed.
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All Fakolith paints and varnishes suitable for direct and indirect contact with food, comply with the new regulation EU 2018/213, since 2013:
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2018/213 of 12 February 2018 on the use of bisphenol A in varnishes and coatings intended to come into contact with food and amending Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 as regards the use of that substance in plastic food contact materials.
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In the 48th edition of the magazine “Sólo Pintura – Only Paint” was published an interview about food contact paints to our Deputy Director - Antonio Gómez. Due to space reasons it could not be published completely, but now you can read completely in our Fakolith’s blog.
'We want to be the benchmark of food contact paints in Europe'
More informationAll Fakolith paints and varnishes suitable for direct and indirect contact with food and drinks, comply with the new regulation of 2018, since 2013, both in the new limits of migration and uses of BPA, and also the compliance with the Framework Regulation EU 10/2011: "COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2018/213 of 12 February 2018 on the use of bisphenol A in varnishes and coatings intended to come in...
Fakolith has conducted official tests with viruses of the Coronavirus family, under the BSI ISO 21702:2019 standard. The results obtained confirm that in only 2 hours of contact, our hygienic and foodgrade coatings (paints and varnishes) treated with Fakolith's BioFilmStop technology, reduce the viral load by up to 99.49%.
The Federal Association of Food Inspectors in Germany recommends the use of Fakolith FoodGrade and Hygienic paints in Europe. Specifically highlights 6 paints with Foodgrade and BioFilmStop technologies, for their contribution to hygiene and food safety.
This dossier of the October-2023 issue of Tecnifood magazine addresses how climate change increases food safety risks, highlighting the importance of hygiene in the industry. Fakolith contributes with innovations such as advanced coatings and paints (FoodGrade BioFilmStop, BioHybrid ranges) to improve the food safety of surfaces involved in food production.