{"id":29074,"date":"2019-11-29T10:24:41","date_gmt":"2019-11-29T09:24:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/?p=29074"},"modified":"2019-11-29T10:24:41","modified_gmt":"2019-11-29T09:24:41","slug":"gda-consumer-information","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/gda-verbraucheraufklaerung\/","title":{"rendered":"GDA: Aluminium industry promotes consumer education"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The German Aluminium Industry Association (GDA) welcomes the statement \u201eReducing aluminium intake can minimise potential health risks\u201c published by the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) on 18 November 2019.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The statement, which summarises the current data situation on the <strong>Basis of various national studies<\/strong> summarises, does not present any entirely new findings, but clearly shows where the main potentials for the <strong>Reduction in intake<\/strong> of aluminium compounds by the consumer.<\/p>\n<h2><b>Major sources of aluminium compounds<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>According to the BfR, consumers mainly consume aluminium compounds <strong>about food and cosmetic products<\/strong> on. Foods such as spices, tea, products containing cocoa, chocolate and pralines, pulses, nuts, muesli and oilseeds as well as food additives play a particularly important role here. In the case of cosmetic products, antiperspirants, sun cream, toothpaste with a whitening effect and lipsticks are the main sources of intake.<\/p><div class=\"packa-in-post-alle\" style=\"text-align: center;\" id=\"packa-2180329092\"><div id=\"packa-2703036506\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/newsletter\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"PJ Self-promotion English 03\"><!--noptimize--><img src=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03.png 840w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-768x192.png 768w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-18x5.png 18w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-332x83.png 332w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-664x166.png 664w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-688x172.png 688w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" width=\"840\" height=\"210\"  style=\" max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" \/><!--\/noptimize--><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<p>An increased <strong>Pick up aluminium compounds from uncoated aluminium containers or foils<\/strong>, which is also addressed in the BfR statement, only becomes relevant if users or consumers <strong>against the legally prescribed instructions for use<\/strong> which are either printed directly on the packaging of the products or in another suitable form. There it is explicitly stated that uncoated aluminium containers or foils <strong>not in contact with acidic or salty products<\/strong> may be brought.<\/p>\n<h2>Consumer education by GDA and manufacturers<\/h2>\n<p>The GDA and the manufacturers of uncoated aluminium consumer goods such as meal trays, grill trays and household foil organised in the association have already implemented a great deal to prevent the improper use of these products and to ensure that they are used correctly. <strong>more consumer education<\/strong> to provide.<\/p>\n<p>The GDA has developed a <strong>Special publication on aluminium and health<\/strong> on its website (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.aluinfo.de\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.aluinfo.de<\/a>) and the consumer platform <i>all about aluminium<\/i> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.allesueberalu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.allesueberalu<\/a>.de), where all health-related topics are dealt with and made available to consumers. <strong>concrete recommendations for action<\/strong> be given.<\/p>\n<p>With particular regard to uncoated consumer goods made of aluminium, the GDA supports the proposal submitted at European level. <strong>standardised labelling proposal<\/strong>. This consists of a catchy pictogram and a text with country-specific examples of which foods do not belong in uncoated containers or films. The labelling can be downloaded free of charge from the <strong>European Aluminium Foil Association (EAFA)<\/strong> can be downloaded.<\/p>\n<p>For the application of <strong>Aluminium trays for Cook &amp; Chill containers<\/strong>, For example, the GDA has developed a guideline for containers that are used for communal catering for senior citizens or children to ensure that these containers are used properly.<\/p>\n<p>These measures by the aluminium industry are intended to make a lasting contribution to reducing unnecessary consumer intake of aluminium compounds from uncoated consumer goods in line with the BfR statement.<\/p>\n<p>Without the <strong>Consumer involvement<\/strong> However, despite all the measures taken by the industry, no significant progress will be possible. Because only with a <strong>responsible consumption<\/strong> of the relevant foodstuffs and cosmetics and <strong>proper use<\/strong> uncoated aluminium products can lead to the reduction in the intake of aluminium compounds desired by the BfR.<\/p>\n<p><em>Source: GDA<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The German Aluminium Industry Association provides consumers with specific recommendations for action via the new consumer platform \u201eall about aluminium\u201c.","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":29077,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"__cvm_playback_settings":[],"__cvm_video_id":"","rank_math_description":"","rank_math_focus_keyword":"","rank_math_title":"","csco_display_header_overlay":false,"csco_singular_sidebar":"","csco_page_header_type":"","csco_page_load_nextpost":"","csco_post_video_location":[],"csco_post_video_location_hash":"","csco_post_video_url":"","csco_post_video_bg_start_time":0,"csco_post_video_bg_end_time":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[114,22],"tags":[43,32],"class_list":{"0":"post-29074","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-aus-den-unternehmen-news","8":"category-packmittel-und-packstoffe","9":"tag-aus-den-unternehmen","10":"tag-packmittel-und-packstoffe","11":"cs-entry","12":"cs-video-wrap"},"acf":[],"vimeo_video":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29074","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29074"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29074\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29077"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29074"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29074"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29074"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}