On March 2, 2016 the European Food Safety Authority’s (EFSA) Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes, Flavourings and Processing Aids (CEF Panel) published four scientific opinions on the post-consumer polyethylene terephthalate (PET) recycling processes ‘Coopbox’, ‘Ecoiberia’, ‘ANL’, and ‘Pramia Plastic Oy’, respectively. Processes ‘Coopbox’, ‘Ecoiberia’, and ‘ANL’ are based on the Starlinger Decon technology; process ‘Pramia Plastic Oy’ is based on the Starlinger IV+® technology. All four processes use washed and dried PET flakes from post-consumer PET containers containing no more than 5% PET from non-food applications. Challenge tests showed that the employed decontamination technologies can ensure that migration of potential unknown contaminants into food does not exceed 0.1 µg/kg food. Therefore, the CEF Panel concluded that recycled PET derived from all four processes is safe for use in materials and articles for contact with all types of foodstuffs for long-term storage at room temperature, with or without hotfill. Trays made of recycled PET from processes ‘Coopbox’, ‘Ecoiberia’, and ‘ANL’ should not be used in microwave and conventional ovens.
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CEF (March 2, 2016). “Safety assessment of the process ‘Coopbox’, based on Starlinger Decon technology, used to recycle post consumer PET into food contact materials.”
CEF (March 2, 2016). “Safety assessment of the process ‘Ecoiberia’, based on Starlinger Decon technology, used to recycle post consumer PET into food contact materials.”
CEF (March 2, 2016). “Safety assessment of the process ‘ANL’, based on Starlinger Decon technology, used to recycle post consumer PET into food contact materials.”
CEF (March 2, 2016). “Safety assessment of the process ‘Pramia Plastic Oy’, based on Starlinger IV+® technology, used to recycle post-consumer PET into food contact materials.”
