{"id":2765,"date":"2017-09-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-09-12T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/epidor.com\/retenes-fda\/"},"modified":"2025-05-05T12:13:33","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T10:13:33","slug":"fda-seals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/epidor.com\/en\/blog\/retenes-fda\/","title":{"rendered":"FDA seals"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-1573\"  class=\"panel-layout\" >\n<div id=\"pg-1573-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\"  data-style=\"{&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;lsow_dark_bg&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;iw-visible-screen&quot;:&quot;iw-all&quot;,&quot;iw-visible-layout&quot;:&quot;iw-all&quot;}\" >\n<div id=\"pgc-1573-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\"  data-weight=\"0.050223083650106\" ><\/div>\n<div id=\"pgc-1573-0-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-mobile-last\"  data-weight=\"0.89956672932203\" >\n<div id=\"panel-1573-0-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;animation_offset&quot;:&quot;10&quot;,&quot;animation_iteration&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;sticky_type&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;sticky_spacer&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;iw-visible-screen&quot;:&quot;iw-all&quot;,&quot;iw-visible-layout&quot;:&quot;iw-all&quot;}\" >\n<div data-sticky-spacer=\"false\" class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-1573-0-1-0\" >\n<div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Today we would like to talk to you about FDA seals for the food, pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s2\">If you want to meet your overall quality target, it is imperative that the components of pumps, agitators, valves, filters, mixers and other components that come into contact with process fluids also meet their own quality targets. One of these targets is that they must be FDA-approved materials. <\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Index<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/epidor.com\/en\/blog\/retenes-fda\/#%C2%BFY_que_es_un_reten_FDA\" >And what is an FDA checkpoint?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/epidor.com\/en\/blog\/retenes-fda\/#Modelos_de_retenes_FDA\" >FDA seals models<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%C2%BFY_que_es_un_reten_FDA\"><\/span>And what is an FDA checkpoint?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">A retainer consists of a <strong>an elastomer lip that may or may not be protected by a metal casing and normally has a spring that provides sealing tension to the lip.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">Of the components that make up the FDA seal, the sealing lip material is the FDA-approved element that must comply with the regulatory code.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1577 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/epidor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Gama-de-retenes-certificados-FDA-interior.jpg\" alt=\"Range of FDA certified seals\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">Specifically, oil and lubricant compatible thermosetting elastomers such as silicone (VMQ), nitrile (NBR), hydrogenated nitrile (HNBR) and fluoroelastomer (FPM) are governed by FDA CFR 21.177.2600. However, thermoplastic elastomers such as PTFE and restructured PTFE, which are also used for the same purpose, are governed by another FDA regulatory code: CFR 21.177.1550.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Modelos_de_retenes_FDA\"><\/span>FDA seals models<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">Models available in <strong>FDA seals<\/strong> are elements with or without dust cap, with or without stainless steel housing and lip seals, both single inverted and double lip (tandem or back-to-back configurations). Lip seals can have an O-ring as an additional fastening element for their housing. Likewise, the pockets are made of stainless steel, as are the springs. The materials are virgin PTFE and PTFE with additives, such as graphite or glass beads. All of them are FDA-approved materials, resulting in FDA seals. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s2\">At Epidor SRT we provide you with FDA seals made of quality materials adapted to your delivery needs.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Find out more about <a href=\"http:\/\/epidor-srt.com\/blog\/juntas-toricas-materiales-certificables-fda\/\"><span class=\"s3\"><span style=\"color: red;\"><strong> O-rings in materials<\/strong> <\/span><\/span><\/a> and about sealing solutions that can be manufactured with FDA-approved materials. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pgc-1573-0-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\"  data-weight=\"0.050210187027859\" ><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is an FDA seal? 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