OxyChem Food Grade Products
Occidental Chemical Corporation
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OxyChem Food Grade Products
OxyChem has supplied products for use in food
applications for decades, continuously meeting the
industry’s highest standards for food safety based FSMA Compliance
on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
OxyChem has taken the following steps to ensure
requirements and the internationally-recognized
compliance with the 2016 FSMA requirements:
Food Chemical Codex. In compliance with the FDA
Food Safety Modernization Act’s (FSMA)
Preventative Controls for Human Food rule, Safe Quality Food (SQF) certification is
OxyChem offers seven certified food grade products maintained for all food grade plants
in addition to our offering of technical grade Standardized food safety management systems
products. have been implemented across OxyChem plants
producing food grade products
FSMA Rules Each plant strictly aligns with applicable current
Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs)
The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act’s (FSMA) Formal hazard analysis processes and controls
Preventative Controls for Human Food rule imposed are in place to address potential hazards for all
significant changes: food grade products
Loading processes have been enhanced to
Industrial chemicals used in food reduce the potential for contamination
applications must now be treated as food Food grade packaging materials, including food
Chemicals previously recognized by the grade bulk container liners, are used for all Food
FDA as Generally Regarded as Safe Grade shipments
(GRAS) are not exempt from this new Certificates of Analysis (COAs) for each product
regulation reflect food grade certification
The FSMA Preventative Controls for Human
Food rule’s compliance date was
September 19, 2016
FSMA-Compliant Products and Their Associated Plants
Product Plant
Calcium Chloride (CaCl2) Ludington, MI
Liquid Caustic Potash (KOH) Taft, LA
Caustic Soda Diaphragm (NaOH) Taft, LA; Wichita, KS
Caustic Soda Membrane (NaOH) New Johnsonville, TN; Wichita, KS
Hydrochloric Acid (HCl) Wichita, KS
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