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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Submissions on Post-Consumer Recycled (PCR) Plastics for Food-Contact Articles
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This is a list of submissions for which FDA issued a favorable opinion on the suitability of a specific process for producing post-consumer recycled (PCR) plastic to be used in the manufacturing of food-contact articles. The list includes the date of our no objection letter (NOL), the company that made the request, the subject plastic, whether the recycling process is physical or chemical, and limitations on the conditions of use for the recycled plastic.

Additional information on the safety of recycled plastics in Food Packaging is found at Recycled Plastics in Food Packaging.

If a listed process is sublicensed to be used by another manufacturer, there is no need for the sublicensing company to obtain a new favorable opinion letter issued to their name, as long as the recycling process and intended use conditions of recycled plastic are exactly the same as described in the original favorable letter listed on this website. The original favorable opinion letter is applicable to the recycling process that FDA reviewed, regardless of which manufacturer uses it.

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Recycle Number
(sorted Z-A) 		Date of NOL    Company Polymer Use Limitations Recycling
Process
451            Jul 6, 2026 Union J Plus (Thailand) Co., Ltd. High-density polyethylene (HDPE) or polypropylene (PP) Provided the feedstock comes from food contact articles and complies with all applicable authorizations:
  1. Articles (e.g., single layer trays, containers, crates, and clamshells) and films intended to contact Food Type VIII, including raw fruits, vegetables, and shell eggs, under Conditions of Use (COU) E through G.
  2. Articles (e.g., containers) intended for use with dry dietary supplements, retail carrier bags (grocery bags), and secondary and tertiary packaging films intended to be used with all food types under COU E through G.
  3. Non-food-contact layer in multilayer packaging intended to be used in contact with all food types under all COU, provided that the rHDPE or rPP is separated from food by an effective barrier.
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If a listed process is sublicensed to be used by another manufacturer, there is no need for the sublicensing company to obtain a new favorable opinion letter issued to their name, as long as the recycling process and intended use conditions of recycled plastic are exactly the same as described in the original favorable letter listed on this website. The original favorable opinion letter is applicable to the recycling process that FDA reviewed, regardless of which manufacturer uses it.
Recycle Number
(sorted Z-A) 		Date of NOL    Company Polymer Use Limitations Recycling
Process
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