Scientific Opinion on the safety evaluation of the substance, copper hydroxide phosphate, CAS No. 12158-74-6, for use in food contact materials

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2010.1838
Keywords
Copper hydroxide phosphate; CAS number 12158-74-6; Ref. No. 45197; Salt; Food contact materials; Safety assessment; Evaluation
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Bundesamt für Verbraucherschutz und Lebensmittelsicherheit
Question Number
EFSA-Q-2010-00708
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 copper hydroxide phosphate, CAS No. 12158-74-6, REF. No. 45197 for which the CEF Panel concluded that since the substance is an inorganic salt completely dissociating in aqueous media it should respect the general restriction for copper of 5 mg/kg food, as laid down in Directive 2002/72/EC.

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