Saint-Gobain Seals Group has recently received EU certification regarding direct food contact for their custom-formulated compound, Fluoroloy A79. Fluoroloy A79, a plastics material, meets the requirements of the European Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1935/2004 and 10/2011 with the use of Simulant C (20% ethanol). It was tested for specific and overall migration and all results were below the maximum limit. Fluoroloy A79 is currently being used as the jacket material for seals in industrial ice-cream machines but is also compliant with other food-processing equipment. In addition to the EU certification, Fluoroloy A79 also meets US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requirements for materials that have repeated contact with food or drugs for oral consumption.
Fluoroloy is a registered trademark of Saint-Gobain Seals group. It consists of a family of proprietary materials that are composed primarily of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) -based resins and developed to perform in the most diverse and extreme applications for various markets such as Oil & Gas, Automotive, Aerospace and Life Sciences. Aside from Fluoroloy A79, Saint-Gobain Seals Group’s offers more than 80 standard Fluoroloy grades. Several other Fluoroloy grades are available for food applications that are also compliant with EU regulation 1935/2004 and 10/2011, FDA, USP Class VI, USDA and 3A Sanitary.