Maker Geeks lists this filament as FDA Approved, Food Safe PLA. I am under the impression that this is made with food safe resins from NatureWorks and extruded on FDA approved equipment. However when working with typical home printers, it is important to know the items printed are not FDA approved. Materials from the printer and previous filaments can end up in the print. Additionally the layers create crevices for dirt and bacteria to grow.

It’s a good effort on Maker Geeks to provide an FDA Approved filament but at the same time it’s irresponsible to not warn customers about the other factors.

Maker Geeks is a made in USA filament with free shipping for all orders to the US. They have a wide selection and offer everything from PLA, ABS, PETG, TPU (flex), and specialty filaments. Maker Geeks is sold in 1KG sizes on plastic spools. They also offer Grab Bag filaments at discount and a monthly 2 roll subscription.

Maker PLA Filament – Food Safe FDA OK – 1.75mm – 1KG

Recommended Print Settings

Temperatures

  • Hot End - 210 Celsius
  • Bed - 60 Celsius

Speeds

  • Print Speed - 50mm/s
  • First Layer Speed - 30mm/s
  • Perimeter Speed - 30mm/s
  • Infill Speed - 60mm/s
  • Cooling Fan Speed - 100%

Structure

  • Perimeters - 2 or 0.8mm - 1mm
  • Top and Bottom Layers - 4 to 5 or 1mm
  • Infill - 15%

Retraction

  • Distance - 0.8mm*
  • Speed - 35mm*
  • Z-Lift - 0.6mm

Bridging

  • Bridge Flow - 85%
  • Bridge Speed - 30mm/s
  • Bridge Cooling - 100%

Physical

  • Bed Adhesion - Glue Stick
  • Nozzle Type - Brass (Standard)
  • Enclosure - None
* Values will differ for printers with Bowden extruders
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