PureCycle’s PureFive resin to receive expanded LNO from FDA

PureCycle Technologies Inc., Orlando, Florida, has received of a letter of no objection (LNO) from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) confirming the company’s PureFive Ultra-Pure recycled resin is suitable for use in food-contact applications.

The LNO expands upon a previous letter PureCycle received from the FDA confirming that the agency considers PureFive resin to be suitably pure for use in contact with all food types under its conditions of use A through H. This expansion will provide PureCycle with the same conditions of use for PureFive resin as virgin polypropylene (PP). The conditions of use span from frozen food storage to microwavable packaging.

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The LNO also acknowledges that PureCycle may procure a wider range of feedstock for FDA applications, including curbside materials that are sorted for food-grade. The company says it currently purchases both food-grade and nonfood-grade feedstocks for its operations. It previously received an LNO for all food types under conditions of use E through G with only food-grade postconsumer recycled feedstock that was collected at stadiums and other point sources.

“This is another big step for our company and will allow PureCycle to expand our impact and further support brand owners and processors across the globe,” CEO Dusin Olson says. “Many of our partners have been waiting for this news and we are excited to work with them to approve this product for their food packaging.”

The company says this letter is the result of months of feed preparation and purification through its feedstock evaluation unit, sample gathering and an extensive component challenge testing in preparation for the final submission.

PureCycle, which uses a patented recycling process to remove color, odor and other impurities from PP scrap, says it previously received a LNO for all food types under conditions of use A through H with the use of food-grade postindustrial recycled materials.