Scientific Opinion on the safety evaluation of the substance, titanium nitride, nanoparticles, for use in food contact materials

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2012.2641
Keywords
Titanium nitride; Nanoparticles; REF. No 93485; FCM Substance No 807; Food contact materials; Safety assessment; Evaluation
On request from
Food Standards Agency, UK
Question Number
EFSA-Q-2011-01079
Panels
Food Contact Materials, Enzymes and Processing Aids
Panel members at the time of adoption
Ulla Beckman Sundh, Mona-Lise Binderup, Leon Brimer, Laurence Castle, Karl-Heinz Engel, Roland Franz, Nathalie Gontard, Rainer Gürtler, Trine Husøy, Klaus-Dieter Jany, Catherine Leclercq, Jean-Claude Lhuguenot, Wim Mennes, Maria Rosaria Milana, Iona Pratt, Kettil Svensson, Fidel Toldrá and Detlef Wölfle

Competing interests: One member of the Panel declared an interest as his Institute submitted the application on behalf of the applicant for the previous evaluation in 2008. This was considered as a conflict of interest and he was asked to leave the room during discussion and vote.

Abstract

This scientific opinion of EFSA deals with the safety evaluation of titanium nitride, nanoparticles with the European Commission REF. No 93485 and FCM substance No 807, for use as additive in PET plastics. A request has been submitted for an extension of use in thermoformed PET sheets/films in addition to the use in PET bottles, evaluated by the EFSA in 2008. Under the intended conditions of use, no migration of the substance into food is expected and therefore no exposure of the consumer via food is expected. Based on this, the CEF Panel concluded that there is no safety concern for the consumer if the substance is used up to 20 mg/kg in only PET plastics intended for contact with all types of foodstuffs under conditions of any duration of time and at temperatures up to and including hot-fill.

© European Food Safety Authority, 2012