Safety assessment of the process LOGIFRUIT, used to recycle high‐density polyethylene and polypropylene crates for use as food contact materials
Abstract The EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes and Processing Aids (CEP) assessed the safety of the recycling process LOGIFRUIT (EU register number RECYC260). The input consists of pre‐washed high‐density polyethylene (HDPE) or polypropylene (PP) crates from closed and controlled food di...
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| author | EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes and Processing Aids (CEP) Claude Lambré José Manuel Barat Baviera Claudia Bolognesi Andrew Chesson Pier Sandro Cocconcelli Riccardo Crebelli David Michael Gott Konrad Grob Marcel Mengelers Alicja Mortensen Gilles Rivière Inger‐Lise Steffensen Christina Tlustos Henk Van Loveren Laurence Vernis Holger Zorn Vincent Dudler Maria Rosaria Milana Constantine Papaspyrides Maria de Fátima Tavares Poças Alexandros Lioupis Emmanouil Tsochatzis Evgenia Lampi |
| author_facet | EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes and Processing Aids (CEP) Claude Lambré José Manuel Barat Baviera Claudia Bolognesi Andrew Chesson Pier Sandro Cocconcelli Riccardo Crebelli David Michael Gott Konrad Grob Marcel Mengelers Alicja Mortensen Gilles Rivière Inger‐Lise Steffensen Christina Tlustos Henk Van Loveren Laurence Vernis Holger Zorn Vincent Dudler Maria Rosaria Milana Constantine Papaspyrides Maria de Fátima Tavares Poças Alexandros Lioupis Emmanouil Tsochatzis Evgenia Lampi |
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| description | Abstract The EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes and Processing Aids (CEP) assessed the safety of the recycling process LOGIFRUIT (EU register number RECYC260). The input consists of pre‐washed high‐density polyethylene (HDPE) or polypropylene (PP) crates from closed and controlled food distribution loops. The process separates crates by material type. Crates are ground to flakes, possibly extruded to pellets and used by companies approved to be in the loop to manufacture new crates. The Panel considered that the quality management system (QAS) put in place to ensure compliance of the origin of the input with Commission Regulation (EC) No 282/2008 and to provide full traceability is critical. The Panel concluded that, when run under the conditions described, the input of the process LOGIFRUIT exclusively originates from product loops which are in closed and controlled chains. The process is designed to ensure that only crates intended for food contact are used and that contamination other than by food can be ruled out. Therefore, the recycling process LOGIFRUIT to produce HDPE and PP crates to be used in contact with fruits and vegetables, and packed meat and fish, dairy, bakery and pastry products is not of safety concern. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c5fae4f318cd4be2bad9fc484338dc9b2022-12-22T03:08:15ZengWileyEFSA Journal1831-47322022-08-01208n/an/a10.2903/j.efsa.2022.7477Safety assessment of the process LOGIFRUIT, used to recycle high‐density polyethylene and polypropylene crates for use as food contact materialsEFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes and Processing Aids (CEP)Claude LambréJosé Manuel Barat BavieraClaudia BolognesiAndrew ChessonPier Sandro CocconcelliRiccardo CrebelliDavid Michael GottKonrad GrobMarcel MengelersAlicja MortensenGilles RivièreInger‐Lise SteffensenChristina TlustosHenk Van LoverenLaurence VernisHolger ZornVincent DudlerMaria Rosaria MilanaConstantine PapaspyridesMaria de Fátima Tavares PoçasAlexandros LioupisEmmanouil TsochatzisEvgenia LampiAbstract The EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes and Processing Aids (CEP) assessed the safety of the recycling process LOGIFRUIT (EU register number RECYC260). The input consists of pre‐washed high‐density polyethylene (HDPE) or polypropylene (PP) crates from closed and controlled food distribution loops. The process separates crates by material type. Crates are ground to flakes, possibly extruded to pellets and used by companies approved to be in the loop to manufacture new crates. The Panel considered that the quality management system (QAS) put in place to ensure compliance of the origin of the input with Commission Regulation (EC) No 282/2008 and to provide full traceability is critical. The Panel concluded that, when run under the conditions described, the input of the process LOGIFRUIT exclusively originates from product loops which are in closed and controlled chains. The process is designed to ensure that only crates intended for food contact are used and that contamination other than by food can be ruled out. Therefore, the recycling process LOGIFRUIT to produce HDPE and PP crates to be used in contact with fruits and vegetables, and packed meat and fish, dairy, bakery and pastry products is not of safety concern.https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2022.7477Closed loopLOGIFRUITrecycling processfood contact materialsplastichigh‐density polyethylene (HDPE) |
| spellingShingle | EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes and Processing Aids (CEP) Claude Lambré José Manuel Barat Baviera Claudia Bolognesi Andrew Chesson Pier Sandro Cocconcelli Riccardo Crebelli David Michael Gott Konrad Grob Marcel Mengelers Alicja Mortensen Gilles Rivière Inger‐Lise Steffensen Christina Tlustos Henk Van Loveren Laurence Vernis Holger Zorn Vincent Dudler Maria Rosaria Milana Constantine Papaspyrides Maria de Fátima Tavares Poças Alexandros Lioupis Emmanouil Tsochatzis Evgenia Lampi Safety assessment of the process LOGIFRUIT, used to recycle high‐density polyethylene and polypropylene crates for use as food contact materials EFSA Journal Closed loop LOGIFRUIT recycling process food contact materials plastic high‐density polyethylene (HDPE) |
| title | Safety assessment of the process LOGIFRUIT, used to recycle high‐density polyethylene and polypropylene crates for use as food contact materials |
| title_full | Safety assessment of the process LOGIFRUIT, used to recycle high‐density polyethylene and polypropylene crates for use as food contact materials |
| title_fullStr | Safety assessment of the process LOGIFRUIT, used to recycle high‐density polyethylene and polypropylene crates for use as food contact materials |
| title_full_unstemmed | Safety assessment of the process LOGIFRUIT, used to recycle high‐density polyethylene and polypropylene crates for use as food contact materials |
| title_short | Safety assessment of the process LOGIFRUIT, used to recycle high‐density polyethylene and polypropylene crates for use as food contact materials |
| title_sort | safety assessment of the process logifruit used to recycle high density polyethylene and polypropylene crates for use as food contact materials |
| topic | Closed loop LOGIFRUIT recycling process food contact materials plastic high‐density polyethylene (HDPE) |
| url | https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2022.7477 |
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