According to the FDA 21 CFR 177.2600 standard developed by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), rubber articles for repeated use are the food contact surface of materials intended for use in the processes of producing, packaging, processing, preparation, transportation or storage of foods, subject to the principles of this standard. can be used safely.
Rubber articles are obtained from natural or synthetic polymers and auxiliaries as described in this standard. The amount of any substance used in the manufacture of rubber articles intended for reuse may not exceed the amount that is acceptable to achieve the intended effect in the rubber article and is not intended to produce any effect in food.
Substances used in the preparation of rubber articles should include, subject to prescribed limitations:
Rubber products intended for use with dry food are formulated and cured under good manufacturing practice conditions to be suitable for repeated use.
Rubber articles intended for repeated use in contact with watery food must meet the specifications described in the standard. Likewise, rubber articles intended to be used repeatedly in contact with oily foods must meet the specifications described in the standard.
According to good manufacturing practices, finished rubber products intended for repeated use in contact with food must be thoroughly cleaned before their first use in contact with food.
Among the numerous test, measurement, analysis and evaluation studies it has given for businesses in various sectors, our organization, with its trained and expert staff and advanced technological equipment, provides rubber products for repeated use, which are indirect food additives and between polymers, within the scope of FDA 21 CFR 177.2600 standard. It also provides testing services.
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