EU ROUND UP – EFSA APPROVES AS SAFE FOR FOOD PLASTICS 10 PET RECYCLING SYSTEMS
July 1st, 2012
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has declared safe the use of recycled plastics in food contact technology where they are sourced from 10 recycling processes, the first time it has released such a formal opinion. These processes include four based on VACUREMA Prime technology - LuxPET, Jayplas, PolyQuest and CIER; five based on Starlinger IV+ technology - namely the Preformia, STF, MPTS, PET to PET and Eco Plastic systems; and the recycling process PETUK SSP. It all cases, these grind waste plastics into small flakes, which are ...
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