Is It Safe to Use Aluminum Foil in Food Wrapping or Cooking

As a common food packaging material, aluminum foil food can not only ensure the quality of food, but also extend the shelf life of food. As part of home cooking, aluminum foil is used to wrap and cook food. The aluminium foil thickness for food is 8mic, 9mic, 10mic, 11mic, 12mic, 14mic, 15mic, 16mic, 17mic and 18mic.

The use and production process of food aluminum foil

Food aluminum foil is a food packaging material with high barrier and heat insulation properties, so it is widely used in aseptic packaging, vacuum packaging and tight packaging at room temperature. Generally speaking, food aluminum foil is mainly used in the following situations:

1. Packaging of easily oxidized and perishable foods to prevent food corruption.

2. Packaging of foods that need to block gas, moisture and substances that cause odor to ensure their freshness and taste.

3. Packaging of foods that need to be moisture-proof, light-proof, dust-proof and mildew-proof to extend their shelf life.

The production process of food aluminum foil includes the following steps:

Aluminum foil rolling generally uses cast rolled materials with a thickness of 6-8mm or hot rolled materials with a thickness of 3-5mm as the original billet. It is first rolled to an aluminum foil billet of about 0.35mm by an aluminum strip cold rolling mill, and finally rolled into the needed aluminum foil thickness by an aluminum foil rolling mill.

Safety analysis of food aluminum foil

Food aluminum foil has many advantages in food packaging, but it also has some food safety issues. Here are some issues to pay attention to:

1. Placing acidic and alkaline foods in aluminum foil may cause aluminum to react with ingredients in the food to produce harmful substances. Therefore, it is not recommended to use aluminum foil to package acidic and alkaline foods.

2. Due to different processing methods, food aluminum foil will have some adhesives, coating materials and other ingredients. These parts contain chemicals that may endanger human health if they exceed national standards. Haomei Aluminium’ s aluminum foil meets FDA standard and reaches washing grade A.

Haomei Aluminum provides light and thick kitchen foil roll, especially aluminum foil jumbo roll. Now, the width of large rolls of household aluminum foil can reach 1300mm and is exported abroad. Foreign customers then rewind and slit it into small rolls. Welcome to inquire what you need from us.