PolyCert Europe has launched a third-party certification scheme for recycled plastic materials and products coming into contact with food.
Since its establishment in 2020, PolyCert Europe has worked to harmonise certification of recycled content and enhance transparency in claims made by converters of polymeric materials. With PolyCert Food, the consortium extends that mission into one of the most demanding areas of the value chain: the safe use of recycled plastics in food packaging and other food-contact applications.
Polycert offers an independent, harmonised route to demonstrate that recycled food-contact plastics have been produced and handled in line with the requirements of Regulation (EU) 2022/1616.
Independent certification
PolyCert Food is built on the internationally recognised frameworks ISO/IEC 17065.
Certification is issued by independent, accredited certification bodies with proven technical competence in the plastics sector, ensuring that assessments are impartial, rigorous and consistent across markets.
The scheme is a three-year certification cycle, beginning with an on-site audit and supported by ongoing surveillance.
‘The launch of PolyCert Food marks an important step in giving the industry a trusted, harmonised way to verify that recycled plastics are safe for food contact,’ says Jan Laperre, PolyCert Europe’s president. ‘It reflects our continued commitment to transparency, quality and compliance across the polymer value chain.’
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