{"id":129,"date":"2026-05-11T14:15:24","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T12:15:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/younameit.tv\/lebensmittelfreigabe-biologische-reiniger\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T10:18:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T08:18:11","slug":"lebensmittelfreigabe-biologische-reiniger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/younameit.tv\/en\/lebensmittelfreigabe-biologische-reiniger\/","title":{"rendered":"Food-grade approval \u2014 why it matters for kitchen drain cleaners"},"content":{"rendered":"

Anyone pouring something down the kitchen drain should know what they are doing. With boiling water or dish soap, that's clear. With an aggressive drain cleaner, it's less so. What actually happens if a chemical cleaner splashes in the sink where salad will be washed ten minutes later?<\/p>\n

This is where a term comes into play that is rarely mentioned with cleaning agents: Food grade<\/strong>. What it is, why it matters, and how it distinguishes lipasanF\u00ae from chemical drain cleaners.<\/p>\n

Was bedeutet „Food grade<\/a>“ \u00fcberhaupt?<\/h2>\n

Food contact approval means: a product is designed such that it poses no health risk when in direct or indirect contact with food<\/strong>. The legal basis in Germany is EU Regulation 1935\/2004 for materials and articles intended to come into contact with food, as well as national recommendations from the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR).<\/p>\n

Specifically, this means: splashes, steam, or residues from a food-contact-approved product on a surface where food is prepared are not a hygiene problem<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

What chemical drain cleaners are not<\/h2>\n

Classic drain cleaners contain:<\/p>\n