VACUREMA rPET Approved by FDA for the Packaging of Frozen Ready-Prepared Foods

The category "H" approval allows the production of PET packaging for frozen or refrigerated ready-prepared foods intended to be reheated in the container at the time of use.

14 Jan 2010 --- Additional possibilities for recycled PET (rPET) from EREMA's VACUREMA range of plastics recycling systems have been created by the current extension of FDA approval*) in this field. Previously, rPET made with these systems had been approved for the FDA application categories "C" to "G", and category "H" has now also been added.

The category "H" approval allows the production of PET packaging for frozen or refrigerated ready-prepared foods intended to be reheated in the container at the time of use. Starting immediately, up to 100% rPET that has been produced on VACUREMA systems can now also be used for this purpose.

This extension to the scope of approval has been carried out by two independent institutes (Fraunhofer and Keller & Heckman) in various forms, including challenge tests, and also applies to systems that have already been supplied. This means that not only new but also existing customers will benefit from the extended scope of possibilities for rPET from VACUREMA recycling systems.