cardia complies to fda and eu regulations

TO: COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENTS OFFICE
ASX LIMITED
DATE: 4 April 2012
MEDIA RELEASE
New range of recyclable Cardia Biohybrid™ food packaging
resins compliant with both U.S. FDA standards and EU
regulations
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4 April 2012: Cardia Bioplastics is pleased to announce that it has developed a new
range of food contact packaging resin products made from Cardia Biohybrid™
technology that are fully recyclable and comply with U.S.A Code of Federal
Regulations - Title 21 - Food and Drugs (FDA CFR 21) and fulfil the requirements of
Europe’s Regulation (EU) No. 10/2011 on materials and articles intended to come
into contact with food.
The breakthrough will provide Cardia Bioplastics with an expanded market opportunity into
food packaging applications. The packaging applications that have already been validated
for compliance are mono- and multi-layer films, injection and blow moulding products.
Every day food packaging items made from Cardia Biohybrid™ technology like bags, food
packaging films, containers, closures, tubs and bottles can now be offered by Cardia’s
customers.
Achieving European and USA food contact compliance for its packaging products is an
important milestone for Cardia Bioplastics. The combination of rigid and flexible film
packaging with performance, environmental profile, food contact compliance, free of
genetic modification, recyclability and cost effectiveness makes Cardia Biohybrid™
technology an interesting packaging offering for the global food industry.
Cardia Biohybrid™ proprietary technology combines renewable thermoplastics with
polyolefin material to reduce dependence on finite oil resources and to reduce carbon
footprint.