CIRS Assisted Bluepha in Obtaining China Food Contact Materials Certification for Its PHA (PHBH)

PHA material (Poly-3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate, PHBH) produced by Bluepha successfully passed the China Food Contact Materials Certification. This makes Bluepha the world’s first company that can mass-produce, sell, and use food-grade PHA (PHBH) raw materials in China, the US, and the EU. The National Health Commission of the People’s Republic of China (NHC) published announcement No. 6 of 2014 on its official website on December 13, 2024.

The specific approval details are as follows:

New food contact resin

According to Article 37 of the Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China, when new food raw materials are used to produce food, or new food additives or food-related products are produced, safety assessment materials for the relevant products must be submitted to the administrative health department of the State Council. After a systematic and rigorous evaluation process, the products may be officially included in the list of GB4806.7 National Food Safety Standard for Food Contact Plastics and Products, and only then can they be used for food contact purposes.

As the first company in China to file for the certification of this material, Bluepha has accumulated extensive physical, chemical, and safety data through years of research and development. Throughout the entire application process, CIRS and Bluepha worked in close cooperation, preparing detailed submission materials, from product submission acceptance, and official consultations, to the final announcement, the process was completed in about one year.

Considering that Bluepha's PHA series products have already been included in the EU Food Contact Materials list and have passed the US FDA food contact materials certification, Bluepha is now the world’s first company that can mass-produce, sell, and use food-grade PHA (PHBH) raw materials in China, the US, and the EU.

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