Mohawk Renewal Papers Approved by FDA for Indirect Food Packaging and Labeling
Monday, April 26, 2021 2:30 pm
Cohoes, NY (News release) -- Mohawk Fine Papers, Inc., North America's largest privately owned manufacturer of fine papers and envelopes, unveiled a groundbreaking portfolio of papers, Mohawk Renewal, made from rapidly renewable, sustainable fibers--namely hemp, straw and recycled cotton--in April of last year. The hemp, straw and recycled cotton materials used in manufacture of Mohawk Renewal products, are compliant under one or more of the following clearance criteria in Section 21 of the Federal Register: · Part 176 - Indirect Food Additives - Paper and Paperboard Components · Part 178 - Indirect Food Additives - Adjuvents, Production Aids, and Sanitizers · Part 182 - Substances Generally Regarded as Safe (GRAS) The hemp, straw, and wood pulps that are used in Mohawk's Renewal products are straight from field/forest-to-fiber without potential for contamination. Likewise, Renewal's cotton pulps are produced from clean cotton clippings, a byproduct of the garment industry. Mohawk's recycled pulp is sourced from a high-quality, deinked pulp mill that is producing FDA food-contact pulp. All non-fiber additives used in the manufacture of Mohawk's Renewal products have been reviewed and found compliant for use in the context of FDA IFA requirements. This includes not only dyes, product performance additives and processing aids, but materials that allow Mohawk to operate a clean process, and shrink our ecological footprint by reusing water and reducing energy. Label and packaging end users are in the best position, and are responsible, to determine regulatory requirements for labels and packaging used in food applications. To learn more about Mohawk Renewal visit mohawkconnects.com/mohawk-renewal or contact your local stocking merchant or Mohawk Representative.
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