Purple Packaging maintains the FDA letters, supplier documents, restricted-substance declarations, trade-remedy paperwork, and per-shipment certificates buyers expect when sourcing foodservice packaging. Materials are organized for procurement review, issued under specific regulatory citation, and re-issued on a published schedule.
Procurement and QA teams qualify packaging suppliers by reading documentation. Purple Packaging maintains that documentation as a working operational file, not a marketing exhibit.
Every claim on this page ties to a specific letter, declaration, supplier document, or test report — on file, available for review, issued under regulatory citation.
Per-component FDA compliance for every material in the catalog.
Standing letters and declarations, re-issued on anniversary.
FDA-compliant upstream suppliers for resin, foil, additives, and finished goods.
Documents organized to drop into your vendor onboarding files.
The compliance materials we maintain fall into five organized categories, designed to match how procurement and QA teams review packaging suppliers.
FDA food-contact compliance under 21 CFR for every material in the catalog.
Facility-level controls, FDA registration, and a published change-management policy.
We only source from FDA-compliant upstream suppliers across every food-contact material — resin, foil, additives, and finished goods.
Country-of-origin marking, aluminum trade-remedy declarations, and phytosanitary.
Restricted-substance declarations and supporting third-party test reports — covering the state and federal restrictions distributor and operator buyers ask about most frequently.
Standing declarations cover the catalog. Per-shipment documents are issued at the line-item level. Everything below is on file and available on request.
| Document | Regulatory scope | Applies to | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Section 303 General & Continuing Letter of Guaranty | FFDCA §303(c)(2) · 21 CFR 7.13(b)(2) | All food-contact articles | On file · standing |
| Per-component supplier FDA compliance letters | 21 CFR per substance | All food-contact components | On file · standing |
| ISO 17025 heavy-metal test reports | Pb + Cd + Hg + Cr-VI < 100 ppm | All articles | On file · standing |
| Restricted-substance declarations | PFAS, BPA, phthalates, EPS | All articles | On file · standing |
| Aluminum Trade-Remedy Origin Declaration | AD/CVD · Section 232 origin | All aluminum SKUs | On file · standing |
| Section 232 country-of-smelt / cast data | Aluminum imports | Per shipment | Issued per shipment |
| Mill certificates | EN 10204-3.1 | Aluminum lots | Issued per shipment |
| Country-of-origin marking documentation | 19 U.S.C. § 1304 · 19 CFR Part 134 | All articles | On file · standing |
| ISPM 15 Wood Pallet Declaration | 7 CFR 319.40-3 · IPPC heat-treatment | All export pallets | On file · standing |
| Technical specification sheets | Material, dimensions, performance | Per SKU | On file · per SKU |
Current initiatives: GFSI Packaging certification (BRCGS / SQF / FSSC 22000) evaluation underway at the primary manufacturing site. AD/CVD scope opinion in progress with import counsel for finished aluminum foil pans. Updates issued to active customers as they complete.
Most distributor and operator buyers run packaging through a vendor-onboarding workflow that touches procurement, food-safety, and import-counsel reviewers. Our documentation is shaped to drop into that process — not to invent a separate one.
Every distributor's vendor-qualification packet looks a little different. Tell us what your procurement team needs.
Send a SKU list or vendor questionnaire. The pack returned matches the products and order scope under review.
Mill certificates, Section 232 origin data, and ISPM 15 verification — issued with each shipment on ongoing programs.
Specific answers to specific questions. Compliance contact direct to the team responsible for the documentation.
Send your SKU list or vendor questionnaire. We'll issue the documentation relevant to your product and order scope, in the structure your team works with.