poly(ethylene - News - safefood Knowledge Network2024-03-29T06:05:16Zhttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/profiles/blogs/feed/tag/poly%28ethyleneEFSA Safety Assessment of Post-Consumer PEThttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/profiles/blogs/efsa-safety-assessment-of-post-consumer-pet2018-08-15T09:30:00.000Z2018-08-15T09:30:00.000Zsafefoodhttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/members/safefood<div><div><span class="current-selection">This scienti</span><span class="current-selection">fi</span><span class="current-selection">c opinion of the EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes, Flavourings and </span><span class="current-selection">Processing Aids (CEF Panel) deals with the safety evaluation of the recycling process General Plastic </span><span class="current-selection">(EU register No RECYC153), which is based on the Starlinger Decon technology. The decontamination </span><span class="current-selection">ef</span><span class="current-selection">fi</span><span class="current-selection">ciency of the process was demonstrated by a challenge test. The input of this process is hot caustic </span><span class="current-selection">washed and dried poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) </span><span class="current-selection">fl</span><span class="current-selection">akes originating from collected post-consumer </span><span class="current-selection">PET containers, mainly bottles, containing no more than 5% of PET from non-food consumer </span><span class="current-selection">applications.</span></div>
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