Food Contact
From soft-touch grips that enhance the comfort of tools and personal care items, to household solutions that keep food fresh - our materials play a vital role in everyday products that improve our well-being and daily life. Choose from hundreds of ready-to-use options, or let us customize solutions tailored to your specific needs.
The brand names ALPHAMED, ALPHAKLEEN, ALPHASEAL, EVOPRENE, MEXIFLEX, VINASTAB, and VYTHENE are trademarks of Alphagary/Mexichem.
Our materials are perfectly suited for a variety of applications.
Our materials are used in all kinds of applications—here are just a few examples! We offer a wide range of ready-made options and can even custom-formulate materials to meet your exact needs. By understanding your performance requirements, we’ll recommend the best solutions and work closely with you throughout the approval process.
An impressive compound portfolio means a world of options for design engineers!
At Alphagary, we offer an extensive compound portfolio packed with options for design engineers! Choose from trusted PVC compounds, including NSF-approved grades, as well as TPE compounds and EVA compounds.. Materials are formulated with food-grade ingredients, so you can design with confidence—whether you’re focused on aesthetics, comfort, or usability.
PVC compounds
Flexible and rigid PVC (polyvinyl chloride) compounds formulated with food-contact ingredients for applications such as beverage tubing and cap seals. Grades with NSF approval available.
PVC compounds | ALPHAKLEEN | Available 40A - 90A+ | Available with non-restricted phthalates for molding and extrusion applications |
PVC compounds | ALPHAMED | Available 45A - full rigid | Available with non-restricted phthalates for molding and extrusion applications |
PVC compounds | ALPHASEAL | Available 56A - 96A | Available with non-restricted phthalates for molding applications (cap seals) |
PVC compounds | SUPERKLEEN | Available 53A - 90A | Bio-based plasticizer for molding and extrusion applications |
TPE compounds
EVOPRENE R-90 series are flexible TPE (thermoplastic elastomer) compounds for extrusion & molding food contact, skin contact, toy, and other applications that do NOT require biocompatibility or cytotoxicity testing. Migration testing should be performed as per application requirements.
ALPHASEAL TPE compounds are designed for cap seals.
TPE compounds | ALPHASEAL | Available 56-96A | Molding grades for cap liners |
TPE compounds | EVOPRENE R-90 | Available 12-92A | Molding and extrusion grades free from heavy metals, phthalates, Bisphenol A, latex, and other substances of concern |
EVA compounds
Flexible EVA (ethylene vinyl acetate) compounds designed with low taste and odor properties. Compounds are latex free and Bisphenol-A free and can withstand both hot and cold temperatures.
EVA compounds | ALPHASEAL | 90A | Molding grade for cap seals: carbonated soft drink, fruit juices, mineral water |
Materials listed with NSF
If the device you're building needs NSF approval, we can help. Several Alphagary compounds have been tested to NSF standards and received approval:
NSF/ANSI 51: food equipment materials
NSF/ANSI 61: drinking water system components - health effects
NSF/ANSI 14: plastic piping system components and related materials
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What makes us the right supply partner for your business?
Consistency with every blend
We understand how important it is for materials to perform consistently and reliably. That’s why we have adopted fixed practices that govern formulation integrity, process control and data acquisition. Customers trust us for this assurance so they can focus on creating dependable and functional products that enhance our lives every day. so critical to our health and wellbeing.
Regulatory Expertise
We have full-time regulatory expertise to help navigate everchanging regulations. And we’re transparent with reporting information. In our Safety Data Sheets, made for each product, we report Substances of Very High Concern, phthalate content, and REACH, RoHS, and Prop 65 information along with the necessary safety precautions typically found on a safety data sheets. Our customers find this information very helpful as they answer regulations and apply for third-party approval.
Dedicated R&D Team
With fully appointed laboratory resources and decades of hands-on experience, we work closely with customers to choose the right candidates off-the-shelf or re-engineer based on performance requirements. Working with a variety of polymers means we have a broad range of solutions to choose from.