Sidel's new PET bottle blow-fill-seal equipment approved by the FDA

The low-acid Aseptic Combi Predis FMA blow-moulding system introduced by Sidel ( Switzerland, Switzerland) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) after trial run at a dairy product company in North America. This system is the world's first sterile PET filling device with FDA-approved dry preform sterilization function.

“We are particularly proud of FDA approval,” said Guillaume Rolland, Sidel’s Sensitive Products Director. “This confirms that our Aseptic Combi Predis design meets FDA's current high quality manufacturing requirements.”

Sidel's low-acid Aseptic Combi Predis FMA sealer system is commissioned at a dairy company in North America

FDA approval allows Sidel to produce and market this device in the North American market.

The completion of this comprehensive evaluation process also confirms the performance of the other 100 Combi Predis production lines operating worldwide. Sidel's major customers have been packing partners and local brands for nearly 10 years using PET lines to produce low-acid and high-acid products. The patented technology guarantees 100% safety for PET bottle packaging for UHT milk, yoghurt, coconut milk or tea beverages, and is sold in the United States and other parts of the world.

Sidel Aseptic Combi Predis combines dry pre-form sterilization and aseptic blow-moulding, filling and sealing functions into a single production bottle. This is different from the traditional aseptic technique. The conventional sterilization of the packaging is synchronized with the production of the bottle, but the technology completes the sterilization of the packaging during the preform molding process.