Elastomer Seals and FDA compliances — what do I need to know?
Food and beverage producers rely on a wide range of equipment to ensure their products are safe and free of contamination. Sealing devices such as gaskets are key components in this equipment, yet do not receive the attention they warrant given the critical importance of their function.
Elastomer seals and gaskets must be compliant with a growing range of legislative manufacturing regulations and hygiene standards. The FDA is a core element of this regulation, however not all FDA compliant components are equal.
In this whitepaper we investigate some common misunderstandings surrounding FDA compliance of elastomer seals and gaskets.
What's in the whitepaper?
In our whitepaper on FDA Compliance for Elastomer Seals you will learn:
- What the FDA is, what their work involves, and how it impacts elastomer sealing in food and pharmaceutical process industries.
- The challenges for seals used in food process environments
- What FDA compliance involves and the different levels of conformance
- The true cost of cost-cutting on sealing components