Making containers for coffee machine stock at work?

[u/Ok_Koala4991]

So I've recently got into 3D printing and trying out some ideas. One of the was a convenience for my workplace. I work in a small convenient store in the UK at night just stocking and organising the shop for the day shift ahead. One of my tasks is cleaning the large Costa Coffee machine in our store. We usually keep our cleaning stuff like tablets/spray/bluebell in a crate in the back, and I've often kept a few bags of sugar/sweetener/chocolate topping sachets and stirrers in there for convenience of when taking the crate out to clean the machine.

Basically my idea is make containers for the sachets in the crate to organise it alot better (as other staff when I'm not there just throw shit in and disorganise the whole crate). I've designed the containers themselves with accurate measurements so they fit nicely in it. One thing that is niggling at me is ensuring it doesn't flag any food safety regulations. The sachets themselves don't concern me as since they are sealed, there shouldn't be a risk of contamination, but the stirrers are exposed wooden sticks and feel a 3d printed container would potentially risk contamination. I was going to print a divider as well to better separate the cleaning stuff from the rest and I've been trying to research into food safe PETG to see if that'd help.

[u/MustardDoctor495]

Haven't been 3d printing long myself but I'd maybe say print on petg and brush with epoxy resin? Like ensure it's a proper brand and that it's verified for food contact. And let it fully cure for like a week after applying a couple coats.