What is the legal difference between "food-safe" marketing and EC 1935/2004 / LFGB compliance?

"Food-safe" is a self-declared marketing phrase with no fixed definition. Regulation (EC) 1935/2004 is the binding EU framework for any material intended to contact food; the German LFGB is the federal food and feed code that implements and extends it. Compliance is demonstrated by a third-party lab certificate — WESSLING CAL24-0568511 for LEINOS 280 — published on the product page for download.

Can I use the same LEINOS oil on a salad bowl, a cutting board, and a dining-table top?

Yes — 280 countertop oil covers all direct food-contact wooden surfaces, including bowls, cutting boards, and butcher-block worktops. For dining-table tops that see daily wipe-down but rarely raw-food contact, 290 hardwax oil is the more typical specification because its harder surface resists wine stains and cutlery scratch better. Both are linseed-based, fully compatible, and from the same product family.

How often does a LEINOS-oiled kitchen worktop need refreshing in an Indian kitchen?

Refresh when the surface tells you — when the wood starts to look dry or water stops beading. The procedure is single-coat: clean the surface with mild soap, dry overnight, apply a thin coat of 280 with a lint-free cloth, wipe excess. No sanding, no downtime beyond the dry interval. Heavier use — a chef table, a daily-chop worktop — simply shortens the interval; lighter use stretches it.

Solutions

Kitchen Wood & Food-Contact Standards

Oils that meet food-contact standards — and look like it matters.

Contemporary Bangalore kitchen with solid teak worktop oiled in LEINOS 280, polished brass tap, copper urli, leafy money plant, warm late-morning daylight

Who really feels this in India

Premium kitchen owners specifying solid-wood worktops, butcher blocks, or live-edge dining tables — where the finish must meet food-contact standards by law, not by marketing.
Restaurant and café designers building open kitchens, chef tables, and serving counters in Mumbai, Bangalore, and Goa — needing oil systems compliant with Regulation (EC) 1935/2004 and the German LFGB food law.
Modular kitchen specifiers selecting wood finishes for shutters, pull-out boards, and exposed shelving in food-prep zones — and seeking auditable certificates for client handover.

How LEINOS answers this

Food-contact wood needs an oil that the law permits to touch food, not just an oil that sounds safe. LEINOS 280 countertop oil is independently tested by WESSLING (certificate CAL24-0568511) for direct food-contact suitability — compliant with Regulation (EC) 1935/2004 and the German LFGB food law. The certificate names the lab and the test basis, and it is downloadable from the 280 product page. The 280 is purpose-formulated for butcher blocks, cutting boards, salad bowls, kitchen worktops, and any wood that receives chopped vegetables, raw fish, kneaded dough, or hot serving dishes. Linseed-oil binder with carnauba wax. Full cure takes approx. 7–10 days (per TDS) — allow this before regular food contact. Once cured, the open-pore surface resists coffee, red wine, and fruit-juice stains, and refreshes with a single thin coat whenever the wood starts to look dry. For kitchen wood that is near food but not in direct contact — cabinet fronts, exposed shelving, dining-table tops, breakfast counters — 290 premium hardwax oil is the standard. EN 71-3 toy-safety certified, DIN 53160 saliva-resistant, designed for surfaces wiped down daily. Both 280 and 290 are part of the same LEINOS oil family, fully compatible, and can be specified together across a single kitchen for unified colour, sheen, and refresh protocol.

Kitchen worktops

Why this is actually natural

The LEINOS product system for this pain

Countertop Oil

Penetrating food-contact-safe oil for solid-wood kitchen worktops, cutting boards, dining tables, and children’s furniture. WESSLING-tested to EC 1935/2004 + LFGB.

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Interior Hardwax Oil

Hardwax oil for durable protection and finishing of interior wooden surfaces.

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Lab evidence

Documented, not claimed.

Independent labs, named standards, batch-traceable certificates.

On the ground in India

An open palm holds the finished marquetry butterfly by Haris in front of a hibiscus bush, wings spread wide: ochre cedar wings, black ebony borders, white maple spots, a red flower behind.

Marquetry Butterfly in Five Woods by Haris, Bengaluru

A turned teak bowl by Kathkani Studio with a fully ebonised black exterior and a warm natural interior, finished in LEINOS Interior Hardwax Oil 290 — satin grain catching the light.

Turned Wood Bowls by Kathkani Studio, Shimla

Solid Teak Chopping Board Set, Food-Safe Oiled in Bengaluru

Close-up of a turned sapele box by @kathkanistudio with an ebonised black endgrain lid, finished in LEINOS Interior Hardwax Oil 290 — warm sapele grain under a satin sheen.

Turned Sapele Boxes, Matte & Satin Hardwax Oil in Shimla

Specifier questions

What architects and homeowners ask first.

What is the legal difference between "food-safe" marketing and EC 1935/2004 / LFGB compliance?
"Food-safe" is a self-declared marketing phrase with no fixed definition. Regulation (EC) 1935/2004 is the binding EU framework for any material intended to contact food; the German LFGB is the federal food and feed code that implements and extends it. Compliance is demonstrated by a third-party lab certificate — WESSLING CAL24-0568511 for LEINOS 280 — published on the product page for download.
Can I use the same LEINOS oil on a salad bowl, a cutting board, and a dining-table top?
Yes — 280 countertop oil covers all direct food-contact wooden surfaces, including bowls, cutting boards, and butcher-block worktops. For dining-table tops that see daily wipe-down but rarely raw-food contact, 290 hardwax oil is the more typical specification because its harder surface resists wine stains and cutlery scratch better. Both are linseed-based, fully compatible, and from the same product family.
How often does a LEINOS-oiled kitchen worktop need refreshing in an Indian kitchen?
Refresh when the surface tells you — when the wood starts to look dry or water stops beading. The procedure is single-coat: clean the surface with mild soap, dry overnight, apply a thin coat of 280 with a lint-free cloth, wipe excess. No sanding, no downtime beyond the dry interval. Heavier use — a chef table, a daily-chop worktop — simply shortens the interval; lighter use stretches it.

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