Source: Rügenwalder

Food safety with R-PET:

Pioneer Rügenwalder leads the way

Thomas Reiner | 05.06.2019

The use of recycled PET for food packaging is still unusual. The pioneer is the Germany-based manufacturer of meat products and vegetarian meat substitutes, Rügenwalder.

Rügenwalder has been increasingly using recycled PET (R-PET) for its food packaging since 2017. The packaging material is obtained, for example, from PET beverage bottles.

In the meantime, R-PET content makes up 70% of packaging for cold cuts. In the case of vegetarian products, the share of R-PET is currently at 40%.

It is being planned to continuously increase the R-PET quota.

A central element of Rügenwalder’s strategy is the maintenance of product safety. In order to do so, it is necessary to meet the particularly stringent requirements imposed by the legislator for materials in contact with food.

The use of R-PET is part of the company’s strategy of making all packaging fully recyclable so that any used packaging can, in principle, become a new one.

Rügenwalder Sustainability Strategy:
https://www.ruegenwalder.de/en/our-sustainability-programme