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Food Contact Testing

Ensure your products meet consumer expectations and regulatory requirements for food contact materials with CFR Testing Services from SGS PSI.

“CFR” stands for Code of Federal Regulations. It is a series of rules established by the United States government that are published in the Federal Register and driven by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

There are 50 titles within the CFR covering a wide variety of areas, everything from highways and banking to national defense and public health. Each title has parts and sections. To understand how a specific regulation is written it may be helpful to understand that the title is found to the left of the “CFR”, the part is found to the right of “CFR” and the section or subpart is found to the right of the period. Source: U.S. GPO

What are 21 CFR 177 Regulations?

Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations pertains to Food and Drugs. Part 177 is titled “indirect food additives: polymers”. These regulations cover materials that come in contact with food, and thus are considered an indirect food additive–examples are food storage containers or food packaging materials. Food contact materials used in the United States must comply with 21 CFR 177 regulations.  These call out materials that are acceptable for use by application and material type (Sections 177.1010 – 177.2910).  They also require specific testing (again called out by application and material type).  These are typically tests for identification and extractable content in various solvents.

CFR Food Packaging Testing can be performed at FDA registered and ISO certified SGS PSI

What are common examples of

21 CFR 177 Regulations?

Some of the more common food contact regulations are listed below. SGS PSI performs CFR Testing Services for these requirements and more. Please Contact an Expert to discuss your food contact material testing needs.

Experience

Many of our clients are regulated by the Food and Drug Administration therefore we are experienced with testing according to various CFR regulations. We are FDA Registered and ISO 17025 Accredited which speaks to our robust quality system that supports the highly regulated requirements of CFR testing. 

21 CFR 177 Regulations
21 CFR 177.1210Closures with sealing gaskets for food containers.
21 CFR 177.12401,4-Cyclohexylene dimethylene terephthalate and 1,4-cyclohexylene dimethylene isophthalate copolymer.
21 CFR 177.14404,4′-Isopropylidenediphenol-epichlorohydrin resins minimum molecular weight 10,000.
21 CFR 177.1500Nylon resins.
21 CFR 177.1520Olefin polymers.
21 CFR 177.1550Perfluorocarbon resins.
21 CFR 177.1555Polyarylate resins.
21 CFR 177.1556Polyaryletherketone resins.
21 CFR 177.1560Polyarylsulfone resins.
21 CFR 177.1580Polycarbonate resins.
21 CFR 177.1585Polyestercarbonate resins.
21 CFR 177.1630Polyethylene phthalate polymers.
21 CFR 177.1632Poly(phenyleneterephthalamide) resins.
21 CFR 177.1635Poly(p-methylstyrene) and rubber-modified poly(p-methylstyrene).
21 CFR 177.1640Polystyrene and rubber-modified polystyrene.
21 CFR 177.1655Polysulfone resins.
21 CFR 177.1660Poly (tetramethylene terephthalate).
21 CFR177.1850Textryls.
21 CFR 177.1900Urea-formaldehyde resins in molded articles.
21 CFR 177.1990Vinylidene chloride/methyl acrylate copolymers.
21 CFR 177.2000Vinylidene chloride/methyl acrylate/methyl methacrylate polymers.
21 CFR 177.2260Filters, resin-bonded.
21 CFR 177.2355Mineral reinforced nylon resins.
21 CFR 177.2600Rubber articles intended for repeated use.