Gelest Inc., a leading manufacturer and innovator in the material sciences industry, today announced its BIOSAFE HM4100 antimicrobial received certification from NSF International, an independent and non-profit public health and safety organization. The product is already U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) compliant for food contact surface and drinking water applications.
BIOSAFE HM4100 antimicrobial, the keystone of Gelest’s BIOSAFE product line, is now certified to NSF-51, “for use as an antimicrobial to preserve finished food contact articles,” according to NSF International. These are food preparation surfaces where the antimicrobial is incorporated into the resin, a food contact layer, a coating additive or a polymeric beverage tubing.