TRINSEO
“Magnum” ABS resins receive FDA food contact approval / Applications from room temperature to frozen storage
 FDA approval from room temperature to frozen storage for “Magnum” ABS resins (Photo: Trinseo) |
A number of grades of “Magnum” ABS resins from styrenics producer Trinseo (Berwyn, Pennsylvania / USA; www.trinseo.com) are now considered to be FDA food contact compliant. The food contact grades are ABS 3453, 3904 / 3904 smooth and 8391 / 8391 MED resins.
Trinseo said that its FDA compliance is especially important in its medical devices business, where medical customers are likely to prefer food contact compliant materials as a product enhancement beyond the compliance to biocompatibility standards alone.
The resins are produced using a proprietary mass polymerisation process rather than a traditional emulsion process. They feature improved purity, enhanced consistency, high whiteness and colour and general stability, Trinseo said. They have been approved under the FDA’s Conditions of Use E to G, for room temperature to frozen storage.
Trinseo said that its FDA compliance is especially important in its medical devices business, where medical customers are likely to prefer food contact compliant materials as a product enhancement beyond the compliance to biocompatibility standards alone.
The resins are produced using a proprietary mass polymerisation process rather than a traditional emulsion process. They feature improved purity, enhanced consistency, high whiteness and colour and general stability, Trinseo said. They have been approved under the FDA’s Conditions of Use E to G, for room temperature to frozen storage.
07.08.2015 Plasteurope.com [231875-0]
Published on 07.08.2015