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FAQ: phthalates in plastic food contact materials
EFSA has updated its risk assessment of five phthalates used in plastic food contact material. What are phthalates? Phthalates are chemicals used to soften (or ‘plasticise’) plastics...
Food ingredients and packaging
Food contact materials
10 December 2019
BPA update: working group to start reviewing new studies
A new EFSA working group of scientific experts will start evaluating recent toxicological data on the food contact material bisphenol A (BPA) this month. EFSA’s Panel on Food Contact...
Food ingredients and packaging
Bisphenol A
Food contact materials
4 September 2018
Food contact materials: building on scientific developments
EFSA’s experts recommend refining the safety assessment of substances used in food contact materials, including the introduction of a more comprehensive approach to estimate...
Food ingredients and packaging
Food contact materials
28 January 2016
Bridging the knowledge gap on non-plastic food contact materials
Did you know that plastics and some ceramics used in food contact materials are regulated at European level and evaluated by EFSA for safety but a wide range of other materials –...
Food ingredients and packaging
Food contact materials
13 May 2015
PET recycling processes for food contact materials: EFSA adopts first opinions
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has adopted its first three scientific opinions on the safety of processes to recycle polyethylene terephthalate (PET) for use in food...
Food ingredients and packaging
Food contact materials
Plastics and plastic recycling
2 August 2012
Mineral oil hydrocarbons: EFSA publishes opinion on these complex compounds
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published a scientific opinion on human exposure through the diet to a diverse group of mixtures known as ‘mineral oil hydrocarbons’ (...
Chemical contaminants
Food ingredients and packaging
Food contact materials
Mineral oil hydrocarbons
6 June 2012
EFSA publishes guidance on the safety evaluation of food enzymes
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published a guidance document specifying the type of information that industry should provide to enable EFSA to carry out the safety...
Food ingredients and packaging
Food contact materials
Food enzymes
12 August 2009