EFSA Opinion on two post-consumer PET-recycling processes
According to Commission Regulation (EC) No 282/2008 of 27 March 2008 on recycled plastic materials intended to come into contact with foods, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is requested to evaluate recycling processes for plastic waste. In this context, the CEF Panel evaluated the following processes: ‘Coveris’ and ‘Envaplaster’. The Panel concluded that recycled PET obtained from the processes is not of safety concern when the final thermoformed trays and containers manufactured with the recycled pellets and not used for packaging water contain up to 90% recycled post-consumer PET for Envaplaster, and up to 100% recycled post-consumer PET for Coveris (EFSA Journal, 13 April 2015).
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