Key Advantages of Phthalate-Free Tubing
Phthalates are a class of chemicals commonly used as plasticizers in many industrial and consumer products, including tubing. However, phthalates have been linked to a range of health concerns, especially when used in conjunction with food production.
Because of these concerns, many manufacturers have started producing offer phthalate-free tubing, often silicone-based. Switching to phthalate-free tubing is worth considering for a number of other reasons as well:
- Environmental benefits: Phthalates are not only harmful to human health; they can also have negative effects on the environment. Phthalates are not biodegradable and can accumulate in water and soil, potentially causing harm to wildlife and ecosystems.
- Improved performance: Phthalate-free tubing has been shown to perform just as well as, if not better than, tubing containing phthalates.
- Regulatory compliance: The use of phthalates is regulated in many countries, including the United States and the European Union. Switching to phthalate-free tubing can help ensure that you are in compliance with these regulations.
Other advantages of our phthalate-free tubing:
- It’s our most chemical-resistant tubing.
- It’s resistant to corrosives, solvents, and oils at elevated temperature.
- It boasts low gas permeability.
Our Phthalate Free Tubing Selection
Masterflex® partnered with Saint-Gobain to develop non-DEHP, phthalate free tubing to withstand the rigors of peristaltic pump use. This tubing uses:
- A safe, effective plasticizer, derived from plant extracts
- 100% free of phthalates, including DEHP
- Compliant with new global regulatory requirements—including European REACH Regulations, US FDA regulations, California Proposition 65, Japan’s Food Sanitation Law, and many others
- Proven to maintain the same level of high performance.
This collaboration resulted in the development of the following tubing formulations for Masterflex.
Masterflex Tygon S3™ E-LFL (Long Flex Life) Pump Tubing
Masterflex® Tygon® E-LFL formulation offers the best peristaltic pump life of any clear Tygon tubing. This non-DEHP tubing is ideal for peristaltic pump applications in:
- laboratory
- food & beverage
- biopharmaceutical
Benefits include:
- Long life – test for up to 1,000 hours at 0 psi and 600 hours at 10 psi.
- Safe and nontoxic
- Broad chemical resistance
- Can be sterilized via ethylene oxide gas (EtO) or autoclave.
It meets
- USP Class VI
- EP 3.2.9
- ISO 10993
- FDA criteria
- NSF-51
- EU Food regulations
Masterflex Tygon E-Food, Milk, and Diary (B-44-4x) Tubing
Masterflex® Tygon® E-Food (B-44-4x) tubing is designed specifically for food and beverage processing including milk and dairy processing, and one of the first to offer a near global approval for the food, beverage, and sanitary industries.
In addition to being non-DEHP and phthalate-free, this tubing class formulation features:
- Significantly better pump life—second only to E-LFL for the clear Tygon formulations
- Smooth nonporous bore will not trap particles or promote bacterial growth
- Compatible with foods containing high oil content
- Non-wetting properties allow flush-cleaning and complete drainage
- Unaffected by common commercial sanitizers
- Can be sterilized via EtO and autoclave
This tubing has also been certified as follows:
- Resin is FDA compliant
- ADCF
- EU Food 10/2011
- NSF-listed (Standard 51)
- 3A standards (20-27) for food and beverage handling
- RoHS
Masterflex Tygon E-Lab (E-3603) Laboratory Tubing
Masterflex® Tygon® E-Lab (E-3603) is a highly flexible non-DEHP, phthalate-free pump tubing formulation ideal for sharp radius bending, general-purpose, single-use, and extended fluid path applications.
Benefits of this formulation:
- Long life expectancy, specially formulated for resistance to flex-fatigue and abrasion
- Non-oxidizing and non-contaminating with a polished inner bore to maintain fluid integrity
- Fits snugly to glass and metal
- Bends to tiny radius curves
- Sterilizable with ethylene oxide or autoclave
- Handles most inorganic chemicals used in laboratories
- Also available in vacuum tubing
Masterflex® Tygon® E-Lab (E-3603) is certified
- USP Class VI
- NSF-51
- FDA criteria
- EU Food regulations
- FDA compliant and made according to GMP
Masterflex Versilon (2001) Tubing
Tygon® ChemicalVersilon™ 2001 Tubing is compatible with aggressive chemicals, even MEK, and withstands acetone, DMSO, ketones, and more. It offers a cost-effective alternative to fluoropolymers or fluoroelastomers.
Applications for this tubing include
- soap and detergent dispensing
- water purification lines
- chemical transfer, and more.
Benefits include:
- Excellent chemical resistance
- Compatible with many polar solvents
- Low extractability
- Low gas permeability
- Plasticizer free
This formulation includes the following regulatory approvals:
- ADCF
- FDA
- Non-DEHP
- RoHS
Certificate of classification for non-DEHP tubing
Masterflex will provide a free certificate of classification for non-DEHP tubing that includes global compliance information and background for the formulation. These certificates are available before or after the purchase of tubing. (Find them on the product Web page.)
A full certificate of resin or elastomer compliance is also free, by customer request, with each order of tubing. Certificates list the customer’s company’s PO number, order reference number, catalog number, formulation, compound number, lot number (where applicable), and the regulations and agencies the tubing complies with, including USP, FDA, USDA, National Formulary, NSF International, GMP, and 3-A.
Learn more About Phthalate Free Tubing
Contact us today to learn more about our phthalate-free tubing options. And learn more about how we can help you optimize your lab with our industry-leading pumps, pump heads, and information.