DuPont Performance Polymers has planned to launch a family of products, designated ‘FG’ (food grade) to meet requirements for use in food contact applications.
The materials being introduced make the DuPont offering one of the broadest portfolios of engineering plastics and thermoplastic elastomers for food contact applications. These products use the company’s experience in polymer science, quality, safety and regulatory compliance for the global food products market. The DuPont FG portfolio consists of numerous products including DuPont Hytrel TPC-ET, Delrin Acetal, Zytel HTN (High-Performance Polyamide), Crastin PBT, Zytel 6, 6/6 and 6/12 Nylon (Polyamide), Rynite PET and Sorona EP PTT. The DuPont Performance Polymers food grade product offering provides compliance with several regional regulations including US FDA (Food and Drug Administration), European Food Contact n° 2002/72/EC and GMP (EC) n° 2023/2006 compliance.