Kelpi’s seaweed-based coating achieves US FDA food contact approval for packaging
In the United Kingdom, Kelpi a company developing seaweed-based biomaterial coatings, has received clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration’s for food contact applications. The approval allows Kelpi’s coating to be used on paper and board food packaging sold in the United States, in contact with all food types at or below room temperature, including foods that are frozen or refrigerated. It also validates Kelpi’s coating as suitable to package personal care and cosmetics products, opening access to one of the world’s largest packaging markets and removing a key regulatory barrier to commercial adoption.
“This is a defining milestone for Kelpi. Clearing the FDA’s food contact notification process is independent validation of both the safety and the performance of our seaweed-based technology, and it gives our commercial partners the confidence and approval required to now launch Kelpi’s biomaterial coatings in the US market,” Hugo Adams, CEO of Kelpi, said in a press statement.
The US clearance follows an earlier ‘Letter of No Objection’ from the Canadian Bureau of Chemical Safety.
Category: Chemicals & Materials
