CJ Biomaterials, Inc., a division of South Korea-based CJ CheilJedang and a primary producer of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) biopolymers, announced that its semi-crystalline PHA (scPHA) biopolymer branded PHACT S1000P is now included in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Inventory of Effective Food Contact Substances (FCS) with the Assigned Food Contact Notification (FCN) 2330.
This is the second CJ Biomaterials PHA technology added to the FDA’s FCS, following the inclusion of the Company’s amorphous PHA (aPHA), PHACT A1000P, in May 2023 (FCN 2281). With this milestone, both CJ Biomaterials’ scPHA and aPHA biopolymers now can be used to make packaging materials that are sold in the United States and come into contact with food, including rigid and flexible packaging, food serviceware, and other products.
