EFSA CLEARS PLASTICS INGREDIENTS FOR USE IN FOOD CONTACT MATERIALS
July 1st, 2011
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has approved two more plastics ingredients as safe for use in certain food contact materials. The European Union (EU) agency's panel on food contact materials, enzymes, flavourings and processing aids (CEF) was looking at phosphorous acid, mixed 2,4-bis(1,1-dimethylpropyl)phenyl and 4-(1,1-dimethylpropyl)phenyl triesters and at an additional use of 3,4-diacetoxy-1-butene.
As regards the former, the panel concluded "there is no safety concern for the consumer if the migration of the substance...does ...
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