Korea issues revised standards for use of chemically recycled PET and PEN in food contact applications

26 February 2014

The Republic of Korea Ministry of Food and Drug Safety issued revised Standards and Specifications for Food Utensils, Containers and Packages on December 16. One of the main revisions was the addition of a provision regarding lubricants for food machines and utensils that allows the use of “food, food additives and substances registered on Code of Federal Regulation (CFR) of the United States for the purpose of lubrication.”
The second main revision was the addition of a provision to permit the use of chemically recycled (decomposed to monomers and re-synthesized) PET and PEN for manufacturing of food utensils, containers and packages (Recycling Laws International, 31 January 2014).
Click here for more information about the Korean standard.
Click here to download the English translation (2.64 MB).

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