Scientific Opinion on the safety evaluation of the substance, phosphorous acid, mixed 2,4-bis(1,1-dimethylpropyl)phenyl and 4-(1,1-dimethylpropyl)phenyl triesters, CAS No. 939402-02-5, for use in food contact materials

Published:
Adopted:
EFSA Journal logo
Wiley Online Library

Meta data

DOI
https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2011.2305
Keywords
Phosphorous acid, mixed 2,4-bis(1,1-dimethylpropyl)phenyl and 4-(1,1-dimethylpropyl)phenyl triesters; CAS number 939402-02-5; Ref. No. 74050; FCM substance No. 974; 4-t-amylphenol; 2,4-di-t-amylphenol; Food contact materials; Safety assessment; Evaluation
On request from
Food Standards Agency, UK
Question Number
EFSA-Q-2010-00779
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 substance phosphorous acid, mixed 2,4-bis(1,1-dimethylpropyl)phenyl and 4-(1,1-dimethylpropyl)phenyl triesters, CAS No. 939402-02-5, REF. No. 74050, FCM substance No. 974 for which the CEF Panel concluded that there is no safety concern for the consumer if the migration of the substance (expressed as the sum of phosphite and phosphate form of the substance and the hydrolysis product 4-t-amylphenol) does not exceed 5 mg/kg food. The migration of the hydrolysis product 2,4-di-t-amylphenol should not exceed 0.05 mg/kg food.

© European Food Safety Authority, 2011