Regulatory Requirements for the Use of PET in the United States

  • by Invenimus Team
  • Level: Beginner
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This course introduces the sustainability, recycling processes, and regulatory requirements for using recycled PET (rPET) in food-contact packaging. It covers pre- and post-consumer materials, recycling methods, FDA requirements, contamination and safety considerations, and key regulations across the EU, U.S., Mercosur, Japan, and China.
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Course Overview

This course introduces the sustainability, recycling processes, and regulatory requirements for using recycled PET (rPET) in food-contact packaging. It covers pre- and post-consumer materials, recycling methods, FDA requirements, contamination and safety considerations, and key regulations across the EU, U.S., Mercosur, Japan, and China.

Course Highlights

Explore the key principles of PET recycling, sustainability, and regulatory requirements for food-contact applications.

PET and Sustainable Packaging

Discover PET’s role in food packaging and its barrier properties against oxygen and carbon dioxide.

Environmental Benefits of Recycling

Understand how recycling helps reduce petroleum consumption, CO₂ emissions, and waste.

Sources of Recycled Materials

Distinguish between pre-consumer and post-consumer materials, their sources, and their processing needs.

Three Recycling Processes

Explore primary recycling, physical reprocessing, and chemical recycling through depolymerization.

U.S. Regulatory Framework

Discover the FDA’s approach to evaluating recycling processes for plastics intended for food contact.

Technical Submissions and No Objection Letters

Identify the technical information, processing conditions, and test results that support obtaining a letter of no objection.

Contaminants and Food Safety

Examine the risks associated with contaminants, materials not authorized for food contact, and noncompliant additives.

Evaluating Decontamination

Understand how challenge testing evaluates a recycling process’s effectiveness in removing contaminants from PET.

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