Purecycle to Receive Expanded FDA Letter of No Objection for PureFive Resin
LNO expands the conditions of use for which the recycled polypropylene can be used.
Purecycle Technologies announced the receipt of a letter of no objection (LNO) from the FDA, concerning the suitability of use of the company’s PureFive recycled resin in food contact applications.
This LNO expands upon a previous letter to PureCycle from the FDA. This expansion provides PureCycle with the same conditions of use for PureFive recycled resin as virgin polypropylene. The conditions of use span from frozen food storage to microwaveable packaging.
PureCycle polypropylene resin. Source: PureCycle.
Currently, the company purchases both food-grade and non-food grade feedstocks for the purification operations. The company previously received an LNO for all food types under Conditions of Use E through G with only food-grade postconsumer recycled feedstock that was collected at stadiums and other point sources.
“This is another big step for our company and will allow PureCycle to expand our impact and further support brand owners and processors across the globe,” says PureCycle CEO Dustin Olson. “Many of our partners have been waiting for this news and we are excited to work with them to approve this product for their food packaging.”
This is the result of months of feed preparation and purification through PureCycle’s feedstock evaluation unit, sample gathering and an extensive component challenge testing in preparation for the final submission.
The company also previously received an LNO for all food types under conditions of use A-H with the use of food-grade postindustrial recycled materials. PureCycle uses a patented recycling process to remove color, odor and other impurities from polypropylene plastic waste.
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