On 3 December 2012 EFSA published two Scientific Opinions authorizing five recycling processes based on the STARLINGER IV+ technology, and one process called “RPET Nosinyec for up to 100 per cent use in the manufacture of food contact materials. The recycling material may not contain more than 5% of non-food postconsumer PET containers, to limit cross contamination. Prior to authorizing the processes, EFSA evaluated the contamination challenge tests according to the criteria established by the EFSA in 2011 (CEF, 2011). After modeling migration, the EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes, Flavourings and Processing Aids (CEF) determined that resulting migration would not exceed 1µg/kg of food.
References
EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes, Flavourings and Processing Aids (CEF). Scientific Opinion on the safety evaluation of the process “RPET Nosinyec”, used to recycle post-consumer PET into food contact materials . EFSA Journal 2012;10(12):2980. [15 pp.]. doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2012.2980. Available online: www.efsa.europa.eu/efsajournal
EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes, Flavourings and Processing Aids (CEF). Scientific Opinion on the safety evaluation of the following processes based on Starlinger IV+ ® technology used to recycle post-consumer PET into food contact materials “BTB’’, “PRT’’, “Valplastic’’, “Fellinger B” and “BariQ”. EFSA Journal 2012;10(12):2979. [17 pp.]. doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2012.2979. Available online: www.efsa.europa.eu/efsajournal
EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes, Flavourings and Processing Aids (CEF) . Scientific Opinion on the criteria to be used for safety evaluation of a mechanical recycling process to produce recycled PET intended to be used for manufacture of materials and articles in contact with food. EFSA Journal 2011;9(7):2184. [25 pp.]. doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2011.2184. Available online:www.efsa.europa.eu/efsajournal
