EFSA PROPOSES OVERHAUL OF FOOD CONTACT MATERIAL CONSUMER EXPOSURE ASSESSMENTS
February 1st, 2016
EUROPEAN Union (EU) restrictions on using plastics as food contact materials may become more rigorous after a European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) report suggesting more comprehensive assessments how packaging chemicals leach into food.
The advice has come from EFSA’s panel on food contact materials, which wants more care in estimating consumer exposure, particularly for infants and toddlers. Under existing EU assessments, calculations are made assuming that consumers are adults weighing 60kg, eating 17g of a food substance per kg of body weight per day ...
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