Scientific Opinion on the safety evaluation of the substance glycolic acid for use in food contact materials

Published:
Adopted:
EFSA Journal logo
Wiley Online Library

Meta data

DOI
https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2010.1927
Keywords
Glycolic acid; CAS number 79-14-1; Ref. No. 18117; Food contact materials; Safety assessment; Evaluation.
On request from
Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport, The Nertherlands
Question Number
EFSA-Q-2010-01090
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.

Abstract

This scientific opinion of EFSA deals with the risk assessment of the substance glycolic acid, CAS No. 79-14-1, REF. No. 18117 for which the CEF Panel concluded that there is no safety concern for the consumer if the substance is used for manufacturing polyglycolic acid for i) indirect food contact behind polyesters such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and polylactic acid (PLA) and ii) direct food contact of a blend of PGA up to 3% w/w in PET and PLA.

© European Food Safety Authority, 2010