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Food Contact Approval
For Regulatory compliance information please see our Regulatory Affairs Product Stewardship Information Data Sheet for your appropriate NatureWorks® biopolymer grade.

Fiber Designation
In a February 1, 2002 Federal Register notice, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it would amend Rule 7 of the Textile Fiber Products Identification Act and designate NatureWorks LLC’s biopolymer PLA the first generic fiber name and definition of the new century. Based on this action, PLA now serves as the universally recognized name for a synthetic fiber manufactured from a polylactic acid or poly lactate derived from naturally occurring sugars, such as those found in corn, in the United States. In Europe, the legal generic is polylactide.


Compostability
For Regulatory compliance information please see our Regulatory Affairs Product Stewardship Information Data Sheet for your appropriate NatureWorks® biopolymer grade.

Non-GM Certified
NatureWorks offers third-party certification that verifies and documents that there is no genetic material in the NatureWorks® biopolymer resin customers order. Technical analysis and paperwork is provided by GeneScan, Inc., which is internationally recognized by governments and non-government organizations (NGOs) as the leading authority for testing food, feed and raw materials. This program can be tailored to meet specific customer documentation requirements.  For more information, see Source Options.


Kosher
For Regulatory compliance information please see our Regulatory Affairs Product Stewardship Information Data Sheet for your appropriate NatureWorks® biopolymer grade.

 




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