The US FDA has been actively encouraging the reuse of plastic packaging materials to produce new food packaging containers, but the application of recycled plastics to food packaging involves many health and safety issues. To this end, the FDA recently released a document entitled "Recycled Plastics Applied in Food Packaging: Chemical Attention".
It is reported that the document evaluates the various applications of recycled plastics in food packaging and emphasizes the issues that need attention when applying such products. This document is an important guidance document for food packaging producers and food companies. Recycling of plastic packaging materials, and the most worrying aspect of the use and packaging of food products are that various contaminants that have been used by consumers may appear in food packaging products made from recycled materials, as well as recycled materials that are not controlled. Used in food packaging. In addition, various excipients used for recycled materials may not comply with food safety-related regulations. In order to remove these concerns, the FDA has stipulated that every proposal for the use of recycled plastics must adopt the principle of one-on-one discussion. Regardless of whether or not the plastic products produced in the recycling process can be used in food packaging, it must first be reviewed accordingly. Producers who want to use recycled plastics in food packaging must provide relevant review materials to the FDA, including providing a full description of the recycling process; the source of recycled plastics, and the description of the source's controls to ensure that plastics are used for recycling. The beginning is to comply with the provisions available. The description of the process measures ensures that the recycled plastic is not contaminated on several points. Any test data, whether prior to or during the regeneration process, must be reported to the FDA. When using renewable plastics as raw materials to make plastic alternatives, the production unit must prove that the substitutes are not contaminated or passed through the food. Tests have shown that the regeneration process used can remove possible contamination.