Certification
FDA
Food and Drugs Administration is a US government agency within the Department of Health and Human Services. FDA is the federal agency responsible for ensuring that foods are safe, wholesome and sanitary; human and veterinary drugs, biological products, and medical devices are safe and effective; cosmetics are safe; and electronic products that emit radiation are safe. FDA has written codes (CFR’s) to ensure that seals that we make conform to certain standards when in contact with food or pharmaceutical processing systems. |
Examples:
FDA CFR 177.1550 Perfluorocarbon resins. A detailed description of methods of processing and substances that can be safely used.
FDA CFR 177.2600 Rubber articles intended for repeated us may be safely used in producing, manufacturing, packaging, processing, preparing, treating, transporting or holding food, subject to the provisions of this section. |
