There is an emphasis throughout the United States on increasing the use of post-consumer recycled (PCR) materials, including plastic. FDA is involved when industry proposes to use recycled polymeric materials (usually originating from used food containers) to make new food containers. FDA's main safety concerns with the use of PCR plastic materials in food-contact articles are: 1) that contaminants from the collection process of the PCR material and consumer mis-use of the original container may appear in the food-contact article, 2) that PCR polymer resins not authorized for food-contact use may be incorporated into the new food-contact article, and 3) that adjuvants added to the PCR material for a nonfood-contact use may be incorporated into the new food-contact article. This talk will discuss FDA’s ongoing recycling program that accepts voluntary submissions for Agency review on the ability of a recycling process to produce PCR plastic of a suitable purity for food contact applications. Included in the discussion will be FDA’s current views on the source control and testing data needed to demonstrate that a recycling process can address the safety concerns mentioned above.

Current FDA views on recycled plastic for food contact

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