Packaging Testing - Helping you to keep up your customers ever higher demands

In view of the upcoming EMPACK on October 22-23, 2025 in Mechelen (B), we want to share our capabilities to help the packaging industry with its rising demands for sustainability, compliance, and performance.

Whether you're producing food containers, cosmetic packaging, pharmaceutical bottles, or e-commerce shipping materials, quality and safety testing is non-negotiable.

That’s where EXPERTA | TESTING steps in—offering a full range of specialized analytical, mechanical, and regulatory tests to ensure your packaging meets both industry standards and customer expectations.

Chemical and Contaminant Testing: PFAS, MOSH/MOAH & More

One of the most pressing concerns in packaging today is the presence of PFAS (polyfluoroalkyl substances), often found in food-contact materials and barrier coatings. EXPERTA | TESTING offers total fluorine screening as well as targeted LC-MS workflows to detect PFAS and assess associated risks.

Another key area is MOSH/MOAH (mineral oil saturated and aromatic hydrocarbons), which are potential contaminants in packaging due to printing inks, lubricants, and recycled materials. Using advanced chromatography methods such as LC-GC and GC×GC, EXPERTA helps you determine whether your packaging materials meet the latest safety regulations.

Further, we can help with Trace analysis from heavy metals, to plasticizers, and nearly all NIAS (non-intentionally added substances) to ensures that even microscopic impurities don’t go unnoticed, supporting compliance with EU, FDA, and other international standards.

Barrier Properties: OTR and Material Composition

Our partners’ capabilities extend to measuring the Oxygen Transmission Rate (OTR) and Water Vapor Transmission Rate (WVTR) in plastic multilayers.

These parameters are essential for determining how well packaging preserves product freshness and extends shelf life, particularly in the food and pharmaceutical sectors.

Additionally, material composition testing helps you identify the exact structure of multilayer plastics, verifying the presence of barrier layers or recycled content, and supporting sustainable packaging goals.

Mechanical Performance Testing: From Torque to Top Load

The mechanical strength of packaging is just as important as its chemical safety.

EXPERTA | TESTING can assist you with all testing from Top Load Strength testing to evaluate how well a package resists compressive forces during stacking or shipping.

If you're working with bottles or jars, Application and Removal Torque testing ensures threaded caps perform consistently in how easy they are to open for users, but strong enough to avoid leaks.

Drop Impact Resistance testing simulates falls and impacts that packages may experience during distribution, while Leak Testing checks for breaches in container integrity, using pressure, vacuum, or bubble detection methods.

Coefficient of Friction (CoF) testing further ensures smooth handling on production lines or in automated packaging systems.

Precision Measurements: Dimensions and Thermal Properties

Precision matters. Therefore we have selected partners in our wide network offering services for measuring bottle dimensions, wall thickness, and overall volumetric capacity, which are critical for both design validation and regulatory reporting.

For bio-based materials like PLA (polylactic acid), Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) helps determine melting behavior and crystallinity. These are essential data for process optimization. Additionally, tests like Gel Content and Swell Ratio of example in crosslinked polyethylene plastics offer insights into material performance under different stress and solvent conditions.

Compliance & Logistics Testing: Ready for Amazon, FedEx, and Beyond

EXPERTA | TESTNG also supports compliance testing for e-commerce and logistics platforms such as Amazon, FedEx, and UPS. These include SCT (Short Column Test), ECT (Edge Crushing Test), drop testing, and vibration simulation to ensure your packaging survives the supply chain intact.

Further, the electrical transmittance testing and composition analysis provide a final layer of scrutiny to ensure clarity, light-blocking, and regulatory conformity if you ship more sensitive products.

How to Get Started

Booking a test or consultation is simple.

Just go to “Start Test Request” or “Book a Meeting” on our home page.

Provide basic details about your material, the tests you’re interested in, and any specific compliance goals.

A technical specialist will guide you through the next steps, whether it’s preparing your samples or tailoring a custom test package, with EXPERTA | TESTING, you get a science-driven, full-spectrum testing partner for packaging development, validation, and compliance. From PFAS screening to torque tests, we deliver the insight and accuracy your packaging operations need to succeed in a competitive and highly regulated marketplace.