EU ROUND UP – EFSA RULES ON SAFETY OF ABSORBANT MATERIALS IN PLASTICS FOOD PACKAGING
November 1st, 2012
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Food Safety Authority's (EFSA) panel on food contact materials, enzymes, flavourings and processing aids (CEF) has ruled on the safety of plastics additives that act as moisture and liquid absorbers in packaging for foods with short shelf-life. Looking at active substances sodium carboxymethylcellulose, bentonite and aluminium potassium sulphate dodecahydrate, the panel declared their use was safe, as long as they are separated from foods by a permeable non-woven fabric.
These additives form a mixture incorporated into pads, trays, ...
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