Blue plastics for food grade contact

Lightweight and versatile plastics have been used in plastics processing and packaging for many years. For components made of structural plastics that come into direct contact with food, the strictest quality requirements must be met with regard to the materials used. This is particularly the case when it must be demonstrated that food contact does not lead to physiological damage. 
In the case of plastics, the most important objective is to control and limit the possible transfer of substances from the material to the food in order to prevent harmful consequences. For this reason, Ensinger assigns special priority to the production of plastics that have been specially developed for the food industry. In addition to a wide range of food-compliant materials, we also offer optically detectable, blue-colored plastics that further enhance safety in food production. They also comply with international regulations for the food industry.

Why blue plastics for food applications? 

Blue plastics are used extensively in the food industry today because they are highly visible and fragments that accidentally enter food products can be quickly detected. Furthermore, the cleanliness of components can be determined more quickly, as spores, mold, and residues from food and cleaning agents can be detected more quickly than with materials of a different color.
In food processing plants equipped with detection equipment, users can easily detect possible plastic fragments in the food using our metal-detectable materials, which belong to Ensinger's family of ID materials. This provides even better prevention against possible contamination of food products.

BLUE Stock shapes FOR FOOD CONTACT 

Ensinger also offers a special line of metal detectable stock shapes: the "ID" family of materials and the "Ultra Detectable" or "UD" family of materials. In addition to the blue color, these materials offer even better protection. 

TECAFORM AH blue
TECAFORM AH ID blue
TECAMID 6 ID blue
TECAPEEK ID blue

Blue compounds for food contact - TECACOMP ID

All compounds produced for the food industry can be adjusted with customized blue shades. Due to the filler concept, the compounds are also suitable for both inductive and X-ray detection. Enclosed you will find an overview of all available compounds with the corresponding colors. 

Polymer

Designation

Matrix

Colour

Detection level

PEEK





TECACOMP PEEK ID TECACOMP PEEK 450 ID blue - 1014884 PEEK similar to 7031 Low-Mid

POM





TECACOMP POM ID TECACOMP POM ID blue - 1055303  POM similar to 5014 Mid

PA





TECACOMP PA ID TECACOMP PA66 ID blue - 1014958  PA 66 similar to 5003 Mid

TECACOMP PA66 ID blue - 1014961 PA 66 similar to 5000 High

TECACOMP PA6 ID blue - 1053686  PA 6 similar to 5003 Mid

PP





TECACOMP PP ID TECACOMP PP ID blue - 1061097  PP-H similar to 5003 High+

TECACOMP PP ID blue - 1014912  PP-H similar to 5000 High

TECACOMP PP ID blue - 1052958  PP-C similar to 5000 High

PE





TECACOMP PE ID TECACOMP PE ID blue - 1049852 HD-PE similar to 5010 High

TECACOMP PE ID blue - 1014904  LD-PE similar to 5003 High

TECACOMP PE ID black (Batch) - 1054878  LD-PE black High+

Blue filaments for food contact

PEEK filament TECAFIL PEEK VX blue Teaser
TECAFIL PEEK VX blue - 1,75 mm