{"id":413,"date":"2018-05-03T09:10:43","date_gmt":"2018-05-03T09:10:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shtheme.com\/demosd\/metallex1\/?p=16"},"modified":"2026-08-17T05:19:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T05:19:38","slug":"food-grade-bulk-bags","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rcwphost.com\/interbulk\/food-grade-bulk-bags\/","title":{"rendered":"Food Grade Bulk Bags: It&#8217;s the Facility, Not Just the Liner, That Counts"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"413\" class=\"elementor elementor-413\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cae7b4f elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cae7b4f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-218adf6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"218adf6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01e4dc7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"01e4dc7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eaade97 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eaade97\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-767a8d3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"767a8d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Food Grade Bulk Bags: It's the Facility, Not Just the Liner, That Counts<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-464206a article-body ul-padding-r elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"464206a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"tagline\">A food-grade liner doesn&#8217;t make a bag food grade on its own. Here&#8217;s what actually does, and what to ask your supplier about it.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef02c2c elementor-icon-list--layout-inline elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"ef02c2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items elementor-inline-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rcwphost.com\/interbulk\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Home<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rcwphost.com\/interbulk\/blog\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-greater-than\" viewBox=\"0 0 384 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M365.52 209.85L59.22 67.01c-16.06-7.49-35.15-.54-42.64 15.52L3.01 111.61c-7.49 16.06-.54 35.15 15.52 42.64L236.96 256.1 18.49 357.99C2.47 365.46-4.46 384.5 3.01 400.52l13.52 29C24 445.54 43.04 452.47 59.06 445l306.47-142.91a32.003 32.003 0 0 0 18.48-29v-34.23c-.01-12.45-7.21-23.76-18.49-29.01z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Blog<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-greater-than\" viewBox=\"0 0 384 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M365.52 209.85L59.22 67.01c-16.06-7.49-35.15-.54-42.64 15.52L3.01 111.61c-7.49 16.06-.54 35.15 15.52 42.64L236.96 256.1 18.49 357.99C2.47 365.46-4.46 384.5 3.01 400.52l13.52 29C24 445.54 43.04 452.47 59.06 445l306.47-142.91a32.003 32.003 0 0 0 18.48-29v-34.23c-.01-12.45-7.21-23.76-18.49-29.01z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><span style=\"color:#fbaa2e\">Food Grade Bulk Bags<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c957ce6 e-con-full banner-stripe e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c957ce6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-447e5d1 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"447e5d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ca85c9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4ca85c9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb40ba6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bb40ba6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efbc8f0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"efbc8f0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-933add3 e-con-full e-grid e-con e-child\" data-id=\"933add3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1079c4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1079c4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Food &amp; Agriculture<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2c5b66 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a2c5b66\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1a1d4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a1a1d4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"570\" height=\"609\" src=\"https:\/\/rcwphost.com\/interbulk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mark-moellman-scaled-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4728\" alt=\"mark-moellman\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rcwphost.com\/interbulk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mark-moellman-scaled-2.jpg 570w, https:\/\/rcwphost.com\/interbulk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mark-moellman-scaled-2-281x300.jpg 281w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93b421a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"93b421a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84002d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"84002d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mark Moellman<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfdae9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dfdae9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Founder, InterBULK USA<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11adc39 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"11adc39\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d35a877 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d35a877\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>8 min read<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2173007 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2173007\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a46b06 e-con-full blog e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0a46b06\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8b7b02 e-con-full blog e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d8b7b02\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adb49ac e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"adb49ac\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a141af e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5a141af\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99a1c9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"99a1c9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sec-label\"><div class=\"sec-label\"><div class=\"sec-label\"><div class=\"sec-label\">Start Here<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccd636a sec-title elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ccd636a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Food grade starts with the facility, not the bag.\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a6fca1 article-body ul-padding-r elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a6fca1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA common assumption is that a food-grade liner is what makes a bulk bag food grade. It isn&#8217;t, not on its own.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1aeaebd article-body ul-padding-r elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1aeaebd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The liner is one component of an FIBC, and not every food product needs one. Coarse, dry materials like rice or sugar don&#8217;t always require a liner the way fine powders like flour do. What actually determines food-grade status is where and how the bag was made.<\/p>\n<p>A BRC-certified facility runs a clean room with controlled air quality, pest control, hygiene protocols for the people working the line, and a documented HACCP plan that identifies and controls contamination risk at every step of production. That&#8217;s the standard. A bag made outside that environment isn&#8217;t food grade, no matter what liner gets dropped inside it afterward.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a648f5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8a648f5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3cdc7a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3cdc7a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a73c1e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a73c1e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/rcwphost.com\/interbulk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/blog-food-grade-brcgs-badge.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2689\" alt=\"BRCGS Food Safety certification badge\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rcwphost.com\/interbulk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/blog-food-grade-brcgs-badge.jpg 800w, https:\/\/rcwphost.com\/interbulk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/blog-food-grade-brcgs-badge-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rcwphost.com\/interbulk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/blog-food-grade-brcgs-badge-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rcwphost.com\/interbulk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/blog-food-grade-brcgs-badge-600x315.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-277eda3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"277eda3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a87b0ea e-con-full blog e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a87b0ea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffb8270 e-con-full blog e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ffb8270\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c344333 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c344333\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ad0105 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1ad0105\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0777b06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0777b06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sec-label\"><div class=\"sec-label\"><div class=\"sec-label\"><div class=\"sec-label\"><div class=\"sec-label\">The Real Risk Points<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b3f8d3 sec-title elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6b3f8d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Where contamination actually comes from.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8414143 article-body ul-padding-r elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8414143\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Two things matter more than most buyers realize: what the bag is made from, and what could end up inside it by accident during manufacturing.<\/p><p>Food-grade fabric has to be 100% virgin polypropylene. Recycled PP carries an unknown history: you don&#8217;t know what the resin held before it was reprocessed, and that&#8217;s a risk a certified facility won&#8217;t take. Every batch of virgin resin used in a BRC facility is documented and traceable back to its source.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f42d984 article-body ul-padding-r elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f42d984\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The other risk point is mechanical, not material: broken sewing needles. Every FIBC is sewn, and needles break during production. BRC-certified facilities run metal detection and light-table inspection on every bag specifically to catch fragments before a bag ships, a step that&#8217;s easy to skip in a facility that isn&#8217;t food-certified.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e946374 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e946374\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d23c69c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d23c69c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f55b08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2f55b08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"430\" src=\"https:\/\/rcwphost.com\/interbulk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/blog-food-grade-cleanroom.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2690\" alt=\"Workers in clean room suits handling a food grade bulk bag under controlled lighting\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rcwphost.com\/interbulk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/blog-food-grade-cleanroom.jpg 640w, https:\/\/rcwphost.com\/interbulk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/blog-food-grade-cleanroom-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rcwphost.com\/interbulk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/blog-food-grade-cleanroom-600x403.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d301301 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d301301\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-551a161 e-con-full blog e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"551a161\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0c0af1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f0c0af1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sec-label\">Why It Matters<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd1e75c dark-green sec-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bd1e75c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Three things that actually make a bag food grade.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c1c7b0 article-body ul-padding-r elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c1c7b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sec-sub\">None of these show up on a spec sheet the way a liner does, which is exactly why they&#8217;re worth asking your supplier about.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c5b426 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5c5b426\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ef325c e-con-full border-top-dark e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6ef325c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4543ff5 elementor-view-default elementor-position-block-start elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"4543ff5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" viewBox=\"0 0 36 36\" fill=\"none\"><rect width=\"36\" height=\"36\" rx=\"5\" fill=\"#3D5218\"><\/rect><path d=\"M17.205 24V14.4L18.255 15.45H15.105V13.5H19.635V24H17.205Z\" fill=\"white\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA BRC-Certified Facility\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Clean room manufacturing, a documented HACCP plan, and pest control. This is the baseline everything else depends on.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f466d43 e-con-full border-top-dark e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f466d43\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75c8044 elementor-view-default elementor-position-block-start elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"75c8044\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" viewBox=\"0 0 36 36\" fill=\"none\"><rect width=\"36\" height=\"36\" rx=\"5\" fill=\"#3D5218\"><\/rect><path d=\"M13.495 24V22.425L17.545 18.6C17.865 18.31 18.1 18.05 18.25 17.82C18.4 17.59 18.5 17.38 18.55 17.19C18.61 17 18.64 16.825 18.64 16.665C18.64 16.245 18.495 15.925 18.205 15.705C17.925 15.475 17.51 15.36 16.96 15.36C16.52 15.36 16.11 15.445 15.73 15.615C15.36 15.785 15.045 16.05 14.785 16.41L13.015 15.27C13.415 14.67 13.975 14.195 14.695 13.845C15.415 13.495 16.245 13.32 17.185 13.32C17.965 13.32 18.645 13.45 19.225 13.71C19.815 13.96 20.27 14.315 20.59 14.775C20.92 15.235 21.085 15.785 21.085 16.425C21.085 16.765 21.04 17.105 20.95 17.445C20.87 17.775 20.7 18.125 20.44 18.495C20.19 18.865 19.82 19.28 19.33 19.74L15.97 22.905L15.505 22.02H21.43V24H13.495Z\" fill=\"white\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t100% Virgin Resin\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>No recycled polypropylene. Every batch of resin is traceable back to source with no unknown contamination history.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e16a3d4 e-con-full border-top-dark e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e16a3d4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db7a72a elementor-view-default elementor-position-block-start elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"db7a72a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" viewBox=\"0 0 36 36\" fill=\"none\"><rect width=\"36\" height=\"36\" rx=\"5\" fill=\"#3D5218\"><\/rect><path d=\"M16.99 24.18C16.26 24.18 15.535 24.085 14.815 23.895C14.095 23.695 13.485 23.415 12.985 23.055L13.93 21.195C14.33 21.485 14.795 21.715 15.325 21.885C15.855 22.055 16.39 22.14 16.93 22.14C17.54 22.14 18.02 22.02 18.37 21.78C18.72 21.54 18.895 21.21 18.895 20.79C18.895 20.39 18.74 20.075 18.43 19.845C18.12 19.615 17.62 19.5 16.93 19.5H15.82V17.895L18.745 14.58L19.015 15.45H13.51V13.5H20.86V15.075L17.95 18.39L16.72 17.685H17.425C18.715 17.685 19.69 17.975 20.35 18.555C21.01 19.135 21.34 19.88 21.34 20.79C21.34 21.38 21.185 21.935 20.875 22.455C20.565 22.965 20.09 23.38 19.45 23.7C18.81 24.02 17.99 24.18 16.99 24.18Z\" fill=\"white\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMetal Detection on Every Bag\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sewing needles break. Certified facilities catch fragments with metal detectors and light-table inspection before a bag ever ships.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1653d19 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1653d19\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1570dac e-con-full blog e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1570dac\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50986bd e-con-full blog e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"50986bd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fe108b e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7fe108b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4eb471c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4eb471c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19a60c7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"19a60c7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a6eac9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9a6eac9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/rcwphost.com\/interbulk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/blog-food-grade-inspection-682x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2691\" alt=\"Quality control inspector reviewing warehouse stock on a tablet\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rcwphost.com\/interbulk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/blog-food-grade-inspection-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/rcwphost.com\/interbulk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/blog-food-grade-inspection-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/rcwphost.com\/interbulk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/blog-food-grade-inspection-768x1153.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rcwphost.com\/interbulk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/blog-food-grade-inspection-1023x1536.jpg 1023w, https:\/\/rcwphost.com\/interbulk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/blog-food-grade-inspection-600x901.jpg 600w, https:\/\/rcwphost.com\/interbulk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/blog-food-grade-inspection.jpg 1066w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e0f24a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5e0f24a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c92b94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c92b94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sec-label\">Worth Asking About<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91963f8 sec-title elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"91963f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Traceability matters more than people think.\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0594d33 article-body ul-padding-r elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0594d33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If a question ever comes up about a shipment, every food-grade bag should be traceable back to the lot it came from, the resin batch used, and the date and shift it was made on. A real BRC facility keeps that data on every run, not just for audits, but because it&#8217;s the difference between a fast answer and a guessing game if something needs to be tracked down.<\/p><p>This is also where mock recalls come in. Certified facilities run practice recalls on a schedule, pulling a sample shipment and tracing it back through their own records to confirm the system actually works before it&#8217;s ever needed for real.<\/p><p>What to ask your supplier: can they produce a certificate of conformance and a lot number for any shipment, and can they tell you which resin batch and production run a specific bag came from. A clear, fast yes is a good sign the rest of the food-grade claims hold up too.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9f5a58 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a9f5a58\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffb276a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ffb276a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07f5889 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"07f5889\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sec-label\">Common Questions<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b1e8fb sec-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2b1e8fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What buyers ask about food grade bags.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8cbfce article-body ul-padding-r elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b8cbfce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sec-sub\">Straight answers to the questions that come up most before a food or pharmaceutical order.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7a5c04 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b7a5c04\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9585a33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9585a33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What makes a bulk bag \"food grade\"?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cffeb26 article-body ul-padding-r elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cffeb26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-item\"><p>The facility it&#8217;s made in, not a feature added afterward. A food grade bag is manufactured in a BRC-certified clean room facility using 100% virgin polypropylene resin, with metal detection and documented hygiene controls at every step. A bag made outside that environment isn&#8217;t food grade no matter what liner or label gets added to it later.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-427e85e article-body ul-padding-r elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"427e85e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebfea90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ebfea90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is BRC certification?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb4e719 article-body ul-padding-r elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb4e719\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>BRC, now BRCGS (British Retail Consortium Global Standards), Packaging Materials is a GFSI-recognized certification that audits a packaging manufacturing facility, not an individual bag, for hygiene, traceability, pest control, and documented quality control. It&#8217;s one of the most widely recognized food safety certifications in the packaging industry, used by thousands of facilities in over 100 countries.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b257d1 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7b257d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf39d57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bf39d57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Do food grade bags need a liner?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-108bff6 article-body ul-padding-r elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"108bff6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Not always. The liner is one component of an FIBC and isn&#8217;t required for every product. Coarse, dry materials like rice or sugar often don&#8217;t need one, while fine powders like flour usually do. The liner protects against moisture or contamination for specific products, but it doesn&#8217;t determine whether a bag is food grade, the facility does.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f663b6 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7f663b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47d6d45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"47d6d45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Can a food grade bag be made from recycled plastic?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e33c61 article-body ul-padding-r elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e33c61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNo. Food grade fabric must be 100% virgin polypropylene. Recycled PP carries an unknown contamination history since there&#8217;s no way to verify everything the resin held before it was reprocessed, which is a risk certified facilities won&#8217;t take.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce12b9b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ce12b9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6f337f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a6f337f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What's the shelf life of a food grade bulk bag before it's used?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa49de4 article-body ul-padding-r elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa49de4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There&#8217;s no fixed expiration date, but woven polypropylene degrades under UV exposure over time. Bags should be stored indoors in normal warehouse conditions until they&#8217;re filled. As long as storage stays indoors and climate-controlled, a properly made food grade bag holds up well for normal inventory turnover.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c437a56 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c437a56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f10fa4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f10fa4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What's the difference between BRC and FDA compliance?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aca4b90 article-body ul-padding-r elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aca4b90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThey cover different things. FDA regulation 21 CFR 177.1520 addresses whether virgin polypropylene resin is safe for food contact at the material level. BRC certification audits the facility and process where the bag is actually made: hygiene, traceability, pest control, and documentation. A bag can use FDA-compliant resin and still not be food grade if it wasn&#8217;t made in a BRC-certified facility.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbe1104 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"dbe1104\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf589ae article-body ul-padding-r elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf589ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-item\"><div class=\"faq-item\"><div class=\"faq-item\"><div class=\"faq-item\"><p>Sources: \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brcgs.com\/our-standards\/packaging-materials\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BRCGS Packaging Materials Standard, BRCGS<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mygfsi.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI)<\/a>.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-656005e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"656005e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-227fd4c e-con-full blog e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"227fd4c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8861a87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8861a87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWorth Thinking About\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82ed21a dark-green sec-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"82ed21a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A straight answer is the test.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ace1b49 article-body ul-padding-r elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ace1b49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sec-sub\">If your current supplier can&#8217;t tell you which facility your food-grade bags were made in, what resin was used, or how to trace a specific lot, that&#8217;s worth a second look.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47f5f13 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"47f5f13\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ccac0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"1ccac0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Not because something's necessarily wrong, but because you should be able to get a straight answer.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-625f2e8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"625f2e8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-978432d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"978432d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d1033b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0d1033b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Need bags built for food contact?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div 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