Meet
silicone food-contact standards
Comply with regulations. Gain a performance edge. Expand your
opportunities.
When you are fabricating elastomeric products or parts that must meet
food-contact standards,
proven Silastic® brand silicone elastomers can enable you to do
more.
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Meet FDA and BfR standards
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FDA 21 CFR 177.2600
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BfR, XV
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Fabricate parts that perform reliably under challenging conditions
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Achieve design freedom
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Create products for a wide range of applications
In addition to food-contact capability, Silastic silicone elastomers
give you a unique combination of performance advantages organic and
thermoplastic elastomers cannot match, including:
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Non-toxic, non-irritating, ordorless, and tasteless qualities
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Better high- and
low-temperature resistance
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Greater flexibility
across a wider temperature range
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A range of hardness options that enable you to tailor the texture and feel of
your products
This makes Silastic silicone elastomers the ideal choice for a wide
range of food-contact products and applications, including silicone bakeware,
kitchenware, and utensils; food and beverage delivery systems; and infant and
baby care products ranging from baby bottle nipples and sippy cups to soothers
and teething rings.
Ensure food-contact success
To ensure that your final fabricated product is suitable for food-contact
use, Dow Corning's technical experts will work with you to recommend
appropriate products and processing methods.
Meet a wide range of global industry specifications and performance
tests
Silastic silicone elastomers can be tailored or custom compounded to
meet a wide range of temperature resistance requirements, including high heat,
heat aging, fire resistance, and flame retardancy.
Learn how the food-contact capabilities of Silastic silicone
elastomers benefit these applications
Take
advantage of our expertise
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With more than 50 years of silicone elastomer expertise, Dow Corning
can provide a proven silicone elastomer to help you achieve the best processing
efficiency and performance value.
Ask an expert to help you
specify the ideal Silastic silicone elastomer for your application.
Need something special? Tell us
what you need.
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