Submissions on Post-Consumer Recycled (PCR) Plastics for Food-Contact Articles
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This is a list of submissions for which FDA issued a favorable opinion on the suitability of a specific process for producing post-consumer recycled (PCR) plastic to be used in the manufacturing of food-contact articles. The list includes the date of our no objection letter (NOL), the company that made the request, the subject plastic, whether the recycling process is physical or chemical, and limitations on the conditions of use for the recycled plastic.
Additional information on the safety of recycled plastics in Food Packaging is found at Recycled Plastics in Food Packaging.
If a listed process is sublicensed to be used by another manufacturer, there is no need for the sublicensing company to obtain a new favorable opinion letter issued to their name, as long as the recycling process and intended use conditions of recycled plastic are exactly the same as described in the original favorable letter listed on this website. The original favorable opinion letter is applicable to the recycling process that FDA reviewed, regardless of which manufacturer uses it.
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Recycle Number
(sorted Z-A) |
Date of NOL | Company | Polymer | Use Limitations |
Recycling Process |
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| 255 | Aug 16, 2021 | Starlinger & Co GmbH | High density polyethylene (HDPE) | Manufacture of bottle caps with a maximum cap diameter of 35 mm for beverages for use under Conditions of Use D through G, provided the PCR-HDPE comes from food-grade material and complies with all applicable authorizations. | Physical |
| 254 | Aug 16, 2021 | Starlinger & Co GmbH | High density polyethylene (HDPE) | Manufacture of milk and juice bottles, meat trays, and disposable tableware and cutlery for use under Conditions of Use E and F, provided the PCR-HDPE comes from food-grade material and complies with all applicable authorizations. | Physical |
| 253 | Jun 24, 2021 | Zhenjiang Ceville Recycled Fiber Co., Ltd | Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) | Fabrication of single layer clamshells and containers that contact raw fruits, vegetables, and shell eggs under Conditions of Use E through G, provided the PCR-PET comes from food grade materials and complies with all applicable authorizations. | Physical |
| 252 | Jun 24, 2021 | DAK Americas | Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) | Articles for contact with all types of food under Conditions of Use C through H, provided the PCR-PET material comes from food-grade material and complies with all applicable authorizations. | Physical |
| 251 | Jun 14, 2021 | DAK Americas | Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) | Articles for contact with food under Conditions of Use as described in all applicable authorizations. | Chemical |
| 250 | May 28, 2021 | Diamat Maschinenbau GmbH | Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) | Articles for contact with all types of food under Conditions of Use C through G, provided the PCR-PET material comes from food-grade material and complies with all applicable authorizations. | Physical |
| 249 | May 25, 2021 | Guolong Recyclable Resources Development Co., Ltd | Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) | Fabrication of single layer clamshells and containers that contact raw fruits, vegetables, and shell eggs under Conditions of Use E through G, provided the PCR-PET comes from food grade materials and complies with all applicable authorizations. | Physical |
| 248 | May 18, 2021 | Lotte Chemical | Polypropylene (PP) | Articles containing up to 70% recycled content in contact with food under Conditions of Use D through G, provided the PCR-PP material comes from food-grade material and complies with all applicable authorizations. | Physical |
| 247 | Apr 21, 2021 | OCTAL SAOC FZC | Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) | Articles for contact with food under Conditions of Use as described in all applicable authorizations. | Chemical |
| 246 | Apr 8, 2021 | Fresh Pak Corporation | High density polyethylene (HDPE) | Articles for contact with all types of food under Conditions of Use A through H, provided the PCR-HDPE comes from food-grade material and complies with all applicable authorizations. | Physical |
| 245 | Apr 8, 2021 | Closure Systems International | High density polyethylene (HDPE) | For fabrication of caps and closures in contact with all food types under all Conditions of Use, provided PCR-HDPE complies with all applicable authorizations | Physical |
| 244 | Mar 2, 2021 | Next Generation Recycling | Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) | Articles for contact with all types of food under Conditions of Use C through G, provided PCR-PET material comes from food-grade material and complies with all applicable authorizations. | Physical |
| 243 | Mar 1, 2021 | Loop Industries Inc. | Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) | Articles for contact with food under Conditions of Use as described in all applicable authorizations. | Chemical |
| 242 | Dec 15, 2020 | Merlin Plastics Supply, Inc. | High density polyethylene (HDPE) | Articles for contact with all types of food under Conditions of Use B through H, provided the PCR-HDPE comes from food-grade material and complies with all applicable authorizations. | Physical |
| 241 | Nov 25, 2020 | Pashupati Group of Industries | Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) | Articles for contact with fresh vegetables, fruits and shell eggs, under Conditions of Use E through G, provided the PCR-PET material comes food-grade colorless PET bottles, complying with all applicable authorizations. | Physical |
| 240 | Nov 24, 2020 | APG Polytech, LLC and Far Eastern New Century Corporation | Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) | Articles containing up to 50% recycled content for contact with all types of food under Conditions of Use C through G, provided the PCR-PET material comes from food-grade material and complies with all applicable authorizations. | Physical |
| 239 | Nov 24, 2020 | APG Polytech, LLC and Far Eastern New Century Corporation | Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) | Articles for contact with all food types under Conditions of Use C through G, provided the PCR-PET material comes from food-grade material and complies with all applicable authorizations. | Physical |
| 238 | Nov 24, 2020 | APG Polytech, LLC and Far Eastern New Century Corporation | Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) | Articles for contact with all types of food under Conditions of Use C through G, provided the PCR-PET material comes from food-grade material and complies with all applicable authorizations. | Physical |
| 237 | Nov 23, 2020 | EREMA Group GmbH | High density polyethylene (HDPE) | Articles for contact with all types of food under Conditions of Use E through G, provided the PCR-HDPE comes from food-grade HDPE containers and closures, complying with all applicable authorizations. | Physical |
| 236 | Nov 13, 2020 | Ultra-Poly Corporation | Polypropylene (PP) | Articles for contact with food under Conditions of Use as described in all applicable authorizations, provided that recycled PP complies with all applicable authorizations. | Physical |
| 235 | Sep 29, 2020 | Alcamare | Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) | Single layer clamshells and containers that contact raw fruits and vegetables, and shell eggs under Conditions of Use E through G, provided the PCR-PET comes from food grade materials and complies with all applicable authorizations. | Physical |
| 234 | Sep 28, 2020 | EREMA GmbH | Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) | Articles for contact with all types of food under Conditions of Use C through G, provided the PCR-PET material comes from food-grade material and complies with all applicable authorizations. | Physical |
| 233 | May 29, 2020 | M&G Polímeros México | Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) | Articles for contact with food under Conditions of Use as described in all applicable authorizations. | Chemical (glycolysis) |
| 232 | May 28, 2020 | Fresh Pak Corporation | High density polyethylene (HDPE) or Low density polyethylene (LDPE) | Grocery bags, and secondary and tertiary packaging films (nonfood contact) for transport of packaged food under Conditions of Use E through G, provided the feedstock comes from food grade materials complying with all applicable authorizations. | Physical |
| 231 | May 22, 2020 | Luigi Bandera S.p.A | Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) | Articles for contact with all types of food under Conditions of Use C through G, provided the PCR-PET material comes from food-grade material and complies with all applicable authorizations. | Physical |
| 230 | May 8, 2020 | Indorama Ventures Sustainable Solutions Fontana INC | Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) | Articles for contact with fresh vegetables, fruits and shelled eggs, and bakery products under Conditions of Use E through G, provided the PCR-PET material comes from food containers and complies with all applicable authorizations. | Physical |
| 229 | May 5, 2020 | Arpema Plásticos SA de CV | Linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE), Low density polyethylene (LDPE), High density polyethylene (HDPE), or Polypropylene (PP) | Articles for contact with fresh produce and shell eggs, under Conditions of Use E through F, provided that the recycled material comes from food grade materials and complies with all applicable authorizations. | Physical |
| 228 | Apr 29, 2020 | KW Plastics | Polypropylene (PP) | Articles for contact with food under Conditions of Use as described in all applicable authorizations, provided that recycled PP complies with all applicable authorizations. | Physical |
| 227 | Apr 16, 2020 | Indorama Ventures | Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) | Articles for contact with food under the Conditions of Use as described in all applicable authorizations. | Chemical (glycolysis) |
| 226 | Apr 14, 2020 | SeaCa Plastic Packaging | Polypropylene (PP) | Corrugated PP cartons for shipping of produce (raw fruits and vegetables) and seafood (shellfish and packaged cut fish) under Conditions of Use E-G, provided that the feedstock comes from PP corrugated cartons complying with all applicable authorizations. | Physical |
| 225 | Mar 30, 2020 | Polymetrix AG | High density polyethylene (HDPE) | Bottles for milk, water and juices under Conditions of Use E through F, provided the PCR-HDPE comes from HDPE containers previously used for holding milk, water and juices only, and complies with all applicable authorizations. | Physical |
| 224 | Mar 17, 2020 | EcoBlue Ltd. | Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) | Articles for food contact under Conditions of Use (COU) C-G or B-H, or for nonfood contact of a multilayer food package that a food-contact layer is virgin PET with a thickness ? 25 µm for use under COU E-G, or ? 50 µm for use under COU A-H, depending on the PCR-PET grades, provided the PCR-PET material comes from PET beverage bottles only and complies with all applicable authorizations. | Physical |
| 223 | Nov 13, 2019 | SML Maschinengesellschaft mbH | Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) | Articles for contact with all types of food under Conditions of Use C through G, provided the PCR-PET material comes from food-grade material and complies with all applicable authorizations. | Physical |
| 222 | Sep 20, 2019 | REPET Inc. | Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) | Articles such as single layer trays, containers and clamshells for raw fruits and vegetables, and shell eggs under Conditions of Use E through G, provided that PCR-PET comes from colorless, water and beverage PET bottles, complying with all applicable authorizations. | Physical |
| 221 | Sep 18, 2019 | LPET | Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) | Thermoformed articles for fresh produce and shell eggs under Conditions of Use E through G, provided that PCR-PET comes from colorless, water and beverage PET bottles, complying with all applicable authorizations. | Physical |
| 220 | Aug 29, 2019 | EREMA Group GmbH | High density polyethylene (HDPE) | Articles such as milk and juice bottles, meat trays, disposable tableware and cutlery under Conditions of Use E through F, provided the PCR-HDPE comes from food-grade HDPE containers (e.g., those that hold milk and juices only), complying with all applicable authorizations. | Physical |
| 219 | Jul 31, 2019 | Envision Plastics, a division of Altium Packaging LP | High density polyethylene (HDPE) | Articles for contact with aqueous and/or acidic foods under Conditions of Use C through H, and with fatty foods and/or alcohol-containing foods under Conditions of Use D through G. | Physical |
| 218 | Jun 13, 2019 | Global Holdings and Development LLC | Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) | Articles for contact with raw fruits and vegetables and shell eggs under Conditions of Use E-G; Non-food contact layer in multilayer packaging separated from food by a layer of virgin, food-grade PET at 1 mil thick for Conditions of Use E-G, and at 2 mil thick for Conditions of Use A-H, provided that the PCR-PET comes from food-grade material and complies with all applicable authorizations. | Physical |
| 217 | May 28, 2019 | Plastic Recycling Inc. | Polypropylene (PP) | Articles for contact with food under the Conditions of Use as defined in 21 CFR 177.1520 and other applicable authorizations. | Physical |
| 216 | May 23, 2019 | Papier-Mettler KG | Low density polyethylene (LDPE) | Grocery bags | Physical |
| 215 | Oct 18, 2018 | Aaron Industries Corporation | Polypropylene (PP) and High density polyethylene (HDPE) | Articles for contact with all food types under the Conditions of Use C through G, provided that recycled PP and HDPE comply with all applicable authorizations. | Physical |
| 214 | Aug 24, 2018 | Veolia Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH | Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) | Articles for contact with all types of food under Conditions of Use C through G, provided the PCR-PET material comes from food-grade material and complies with all applicable authorizations | Physical |
| 213 | Aug 13, 2018 | Polymetrix AG | Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) | Articles for contact with all types of food under Conditions of Use C through G, provided the PCR-PET material comes from food-grade material and complies with all applicable authorizations. | Physical |
| 212 | Aug 9, 2018 | Kreyenborg Plant Technology GmbH & Co. KG | Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) | Articles for contact with all types of food under Conditions of Use C through G, provided the PCR-PET material comes from food-grade material and complies with all applicable authorizations. | Physical |
| 211 | Jul 27, 2018 | Resipol Comêrcio de Residuos e Polimeros Plâstico, Ltda | Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) | Articles for contact with fresh vegetables, fruits and shelled eggs, and bakery products under Conditions of Use E through G, provided the PCR-PET material comes from food containers and complies with all applicable authorizations. | Physical |
| 210 | Jul 27, 2018 | Nuvida Plastic Technologies Inc. | Polypropylene (PP) and High density polyethylene (HDPE) | Articles consisting of up to 60% recycled content for contact with all types of food under the Conditions of Use B through H, provided the recycled material comes from food grade material and complies with 21 CFR 177.1520 and other applicable authorizations. | Physical |
| 209 | Mar 22, 2018 | Reifenhäuser Cast Sheet Coating GmbH & Co. KG | Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) | Articles for contact with all types of food under Conditions of Use C through G, provided the PCR-PET material comes from food-grade material and complies with all applicable authorizations. | Physical |
| 208 | Mar 22, 2018 | Total Research and Technology Feluy | High density polyethylene (HDPE) | Articles consisting of up to 60% recycled content, such as bottles for fresh milk and juices, meat trays and similar products under Conditions of Use E through F, provided the PCR-HDPE comes from food-grade HDPE containers (e.g., those that hold milk), complying with all applicable authorizations. | Physical |
| 207 | Feb 8, 2018 | Kreyenborg Plant Technology GmbH & Co. KG | Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) | Thermoformed articles for contact with all types of food under Conditions of Use C through G, provided the PCR-PET material comes from food-grade material and complies with all applicable authorizations. | Physical |
| 206 | Nov 29, 2017 | Battenfeld Cincinnati Germany GmbH | Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) | Thermoformed articles for contact with all types of food under Conditions of Use C through G, provided the PCR-PET material comes from food-grade material and complies with all applicable authorizations. | Physical |
If a listed process is sublicensed to be used by another manufacturer, there is no need for the sublicensing company to obtain a new favorable opinion letter issued to their name, as long as the recycling process and intended use conditions of recycled plastic are exactly the same as described in the original favorable letter listed on this website. The original favorable opinion letter is applicable to the recycling process that FDA reviewed, regardless of which manufacturer uses it.
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Recycle Number
(sorted Z-A) |
Date of NOL | Company | Polymer | Use Limitations |
Recycling Process |
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