Alliance Rubber is a fourth-generation family-owned company that is designated as WOSB or Women-Owned Small Businesses. In addition, 94% of our sales meet the “Buy American” standard for U.S.-made products. By sourcing our products domestically, our customers are assured that our stock is fresher, our service faster, our fill-rate is better, and our quality is consistently the highest. We are proud to serve commercial fisheries and other seafood-focused companies with our crab shell, lobster claw, and seafood rubber bands.
Considerations & Properties of Food Service/Seafood Rubber Bands
There are specific FDA regulations that apply to rubber bands used for food service packaging. The Code of Federal Regulations Title 21 addresses rubber articles intended for repeated use with food for human consumption. It itemizes how rubber can be safely used in production, preparation, manufacture, packing, processing, transportation, or holding of food. It includes standards such as that the rubber must be from natural or synthetic polymers, it cannot change the food or be used in excess quantities, and it must be recognized as safe for food packaging material, including natural latex and silicone.
Natural Latex
Latex is the soft, white substance beneath the bark of a rubber tree that protects the tree from insects. Once the natural latex is harvested, it may undergo additional processing, such as compounding, coagulation, vulcanization, centrifugation, stripping, chlorination, leaching, and lubrication to produce the final natural rubber product.
Silicone
Silicone is a man-made polymer created by heating silica and carbon to high temperatures. Though it is a synthetic rubber, it is a hybrid of organic compounds known as hydrocarbons. It is considered food safe since it is resistant to chemicals and high temperatures, doesn’t react with foodstuffs, and doesn’t create hazardous byproducts that could affect workers or consumers.
Our seafood bands offer many benefits for the commercial fishing industry, including:
- Band It! – Our natural latex and food-safe silicone rubber bands assist with catching, processing, or packaging.
- Trace It! – Our bands for traceability in packaging can be printed with information such as fishing boat numbers to ensure freshness and source identification.
- Brand It! – Remind consumers of who you are as they use your products with our bands for branding & promotion. We can print your brand or logo for instant brand recognition.
Quality Lobster Claw Elastic Bands and Oyster Bands from Alliance Rubber
When your business depends on food-safe packaging products, you want assurance they are American-made in compliance with FDA regulations. At Alliance Rubber, we demand only the highest quality raw materials to deliver reliable, safe products to our customers. Our latex and silicone seafood bands were developed with the commercial fishing industry in mind. They address the most pressing concerns, from catching, processing, and packaging to tracing to brand recognition.
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