Advancing the Use of Uv/Eb Materials in Food Packaging Alliance, 2004 PLACE Conference

The RadTech Food Packaging Alliance is a self-funded group with the objective to serve as a catalyst for expanding the use of ultraviolet and electron beam (UV/EB) materials in food packaging. Specifically, the Alliance is working to accomplish one or more successful Food Contact Notifications (FCNs) for UV/EB workhorse materials. The FCN will establish a public baseline for what the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will accept in designing UV/EB formulations for food packaging uses. It will enable formulators to market products with migration levels higher than 50 parts per billion (ppb), and provide possible options with respect to adding 21 C.F.R. § 173.500 sanctioned materials to the FCN formulation without additional clearance studies. If successful, this project will serve as a vehicle for familiarizing end users with UV/EB applications and for increasing the confidence of the market in the use of these materials in food packaging applications.