Scientific Opinion on the safety evaluation of the substance, (methyl methacrylate, butyl acrylate, styrene, glycidyl methacrylate) copolymer, CAS No. 37953-21-2, for use in food contact materials

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2011.2124
Keywords
(Methyl methacrylate, butyl acrylate, styrene, glycidyl methacrylate) copolymer; CAS number 37953-21-2; Ref. No. 66765; Food contact materials; Poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC); Safety assessment; Evaluation
On request from
Ministerie van Volksgezondheid, Welzij en Sport, The Netherlands
Question Number
EFSA-Q-2009-00806
Panels
Food Contact Materials, Enzymes and Processing Aids
Panel members at the time of adoption
Arturo Anadón, Mona-Lise Binderup, Wilfried Bursch, Laurence Castle, Riccardo Crebelli, Karl-Heinz Engel, Roland Franz, Nathalie Gontard, Thomas Haertlé, Trine Husøy, Klaus-Dieter Jany, Catherine Leclercq, Jean-Claude Lhuguenot, Wim Mennes, Maria Rosaria Milana, Karla Pfaff, Kettil Svensson, Fidel Toldrá, Rosemary Waring, Detlef Wölfle

Competing interests: One member of the Panel, D. Wölfle declared an interest as he prepared the evaluation report of the substance under contract of his Institute BfR with EFSA. This was considered as a conflict of interest because he could not act at the same time as a representative of the contractor and a member of the Panel with voting rights. He was allowed to stay in the room to answer questions specifically addressed to him but did not participate in the discussion of the opinion.

Abstract

This scientific opinion of EFSA deals with the risk assessment of the polymeric additive (methyl methacrylate, butyl acrylate, styrene, glycidyl methacrylate) copolymer, CAS No. 37953-21-2, REF. No. 66765 for which the CEF Panel concluded that there is no safety concern for the consumer if the substance is used only up to 2% w/w in rigid poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) materials at room temperature or below.

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